No. We offer drop-in hours 4 mornings a week. When you arrive, our Intake Coordinator will take your information and set you up for an account with the Community Food Sharing Association. This is a central database used by all food banks in the St. John’s-Metro region.

Our hours of operation are as follows:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am – 12:50 pm (drop-in, no appointment necessary)
Wednesday evening: 6-8pm (by appointment only). Appointments can be booked here.

Non-expired MCP cards for each member of the family/household are required. Please note we do not store client data, so you need to bring all MCP cards each time you visit the food bank.

If you are a new resident of Newfoundland and Labrador and do not have MCP coverage yet, you can bring your out-of-province health card or another form of government-issued ID. You will need to bring identification for each member of your family/household.

Monday: Closed

Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am – 12:50 pm (walk-in, no appointment necessary).

Wednesday evening: 6-8pm (by appointment only). Appointments can be booked here.

Individuals and families can receive a full hamper once every 28 days. If you have already received your full hamper but are in need of further assistance, you can receive one emergency hamper. An emergency hamper is a smaller food hamper, intended to cover a 24 hour period.

Bridges to Hope offers a variety of volunteer positions. Every day, our volunteers are busy packing food hampers, sorting donations, baking bread, cooking meals, and portioning out bulk food items for distribution. For a list of currently available positions, please see our volunteer application.

If you are an individual looking to volunteer on a regular basis, please see our volunteer application. If you are interested in one-time volunteer opportunities for individuals or groups, please contact us.

We have helped thousands of people reduce their hunger and nourish the hopes of children for 34 years. In 2023 we provided food aid assistance to over 13,000 people. Our hampers include a variety of food, fresh fruit and vegetables, a fresh homemade loaf of bread, soup and goulash prepared daily by our volunteers in our community kitchen.

With our annual "Bag to School" campaign, we provided over 350 school bags in 2023. Also, every year we distribute 350 Christmas Gift Cards to ensure our clients can provide a full dinner to their families. This is not all, See Bridges to Hope’s Newsletter to find out more of our impact.

• Canned milk

• Canned soup

• Canned meat (tuna, ham, etc)

• Canned pasta (Ravioli, SpaghettiOs, etc)

• 1 litre juice

• Cereal

• Instant coffee

• Personal care items (shampoo, body wash, deodorant, etc)

There are several ways to donate in support of our mission: by joining our Sustainers Circle; making an ‘In Memory’ or Tribute Gift; by donating food items; or by hosting a fundraiser or food drive. To learn more about each, please visit our ‘Ways to Donate’ page.

To make a one-time monetary contribution, you can donate online, in-person or even by calling our office. We accept debit/credit card payments, e-transfers, cheques, and cash.

You can drop by Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. You can also give us a call at (709) 722-9225 to make arrangements outside these hours.

To speak with someone about making a donation, please email info@bridgestohope.ca or call (709) 722-9225 and dial extension 226.

Please contact us as we may be able to make arrangements to pick up your donations.

Yes. We provide tax receipts for all eligible donations. The tax receipt will be mailed to you within 1-2 weeks. If you have donated and not received a tax receipt, please contact us at (709) 722-9225 or by email at info@bridgestohope.ca.

Yes, you can donate monthly. If for any reason you no longer wish to donate monthly, your donation can be canceled at any time.

You can choose to donate to our Food Pantry (general), Healthy Hamper, Smart Snack, Bag to School, and Holiday Hampers. For more details on any of these programs please click here.