FOOD PANTRIES
Free groceries from which visitors can choose. Only open during certain hours.
Fairfield Gonzales Community Association
1330 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Thursday, 5pm to 6pm
Bring your reusable shopping bags and 'shop' from a variety of rescued foods including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, non-perishables, and frozen foods while supplies last. No registration required, just come pick up a ticket at 4:50pm.
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Food Bank at St. John's
1611 Quadra St, Victoria, BC, Canada
Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 12pm
The Food Bank offers guests a selection of produce, bread, and usually some protein items. Guests may choose from a menu of staple foods and hygienic items, or a pre-made hamper of items that is ready to take home. Guests without kitchen access may choose a pre-made hamper of ready-to-eat items.
food pantry, food hamper
Living Edge – Broadmead
898 Royal Oak Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Tuesday, 4pm to 5:30pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
At the Broadmead location, we count up all the guests that are present at 3pm, and then throw that many numbers in a bag and mix them up. We then hand out those numbers (now in random order) to the guests that are there. Everyone after that first count gets the next number in sequence and so on right until the end at 5:30pm.
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Living Edge – Central Saanich
7577 Wallace Dr, Victoria, BC, Canada
Thursday, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
At the Central Saanich location, the village of volunteers and church communities that bring this market together make it truly special.
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Living Edge – Downtown
833 Pandora Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Monday, 5pm to 6pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
Located right on Pandora Ave., this market serves the heart of downtown … with heart! Pick up a numbered ticket starting at 3pm (groceries to be distributed at 5pm).
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Living Edge – Esquimalt
511 Constance Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Saturday, 10:50am to 12:35pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
The Esquimalt location is the newest neighbourhood market to join our family of markets. At this location, after 8:30 a.m., tickets are distributed lottery style, randomly pulled from a bucket. This makes the shopping times more equitable and eliminates any congregating and squabbles about who is first. The initial group of 10 shoppers is asked to return at 10:50am and every other group of 10 is 15 minutes apart. Our last 'shop' is at 12:35 pm.
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Living Edge – Langford
679 Goldstream Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Friday, 12pm to 1pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
The Langford location offers a market that is just as bourgeoning as Langford itself.
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Living Edge – Quadra
804 Queens Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Thursday, 11am to 12pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
Located in the Quadra Village area, our original neighbourhood market is still going strong today. We hand out tickets at this market at 10:30am sharp (which are called back in random order starting at 11am).
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Living Edge – UVic
2375 Lam Cir, Victoria, BC, Canada
Wednesday, 2pm to 3:30pm
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents. Today we provide food for seven neighbourhood markets in the Greater Victoria Area.
The University of Victoria location is conveniently located at the UVic Family Centre for students of all ages and stages.
food pantry
students
Oaklands Community Centre
2827 Belmont Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Last Sunday of each month, 2pm to 3pm
The Oaklands Pantry is a by-donation, accessible, and sustainable food program. We offer produce, bread, dairy, eggs, and pre-prepared frozen meals, reducing food waste and increasing community food security.
This program is by appointment only. Please call 250-370-9101 ext. 1 to book an appointment.
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Sanctuary Youth Centre
767 Humboldt St, Victoria, BC, Canada
Wednesday and Thursday, 3pm to 6pm
Friday through Sunday, 3pm to 7pm
Youth aged 14 to 22 are invited to drop in for a hot meal, laundry, clothing and self-care supplies, showers, fresh and non-perishable food, or just to hang out. We are pet friendly!
meals, food pantry
youth
Silver Threads
286 Hampton Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada
Cafeteria:
Monday through Friday, 9am to 1pm
Food pantry:
Thursday, 11am to 1pm
Our Saanich location features a cafeteria with a healthy menu and take-home dinners available for purchase, all at reasonable prices. Drop in for coffee, tea & goodies, and lunch. Alternatively, a variety of frozen take-out food is available; full meals are $7.
In addition, you can drop in on Thursdays to pick up bread, produce, and packaged food and staples for free.
affordable food, food pantry
seniors
Silver Threads
1911 Quadra St, Victoria, BC, Canada
Centre:
Monday through Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Food pantry:
Thursday, 11am to 1pm
A variety of frozen take-out food is available at the Victoria Centre. Full meals are $7.
In addition, you can drop in on Thursdays to pick up bread, produce, and packaged food and staples for free.
affordable food, food pantry
seniors
Tsawout First Nation
7728 Tetayut Rd, Saanichton, BC, Canada
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Food from the Food Rescue Program gets placed near the entrance to the Tsawout First Nation band office and made available to anyone who has need.
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Indigenous