Mission Statement: The St. Andrews and Area Open Door Program is contributing to the community well being by helping alleviate food insecurity. We believe in engaging the community and those we serve, with compassion and kindness, to eliminate hunger. When one neighbour assists another, our whole community is strengthened.

The St Andrews and Area Open Door Program (Open Door Food Program),  located in St Andrews New Brunswick, was created in the spring of 2016 to help families in difficult situations. Gift Cards for groceries are distributed every month. This is a rather innovative way of running a food bank that was based on the Woodstock (Ontario) model. Using gift cards was deemed efficient because there is very little operation costs (5% of our expenses) so most of the money raised is available to help the clients. The gift cards are generic PC gift cards left unmarked, protecting clients’ privacy which is an important issue in such a small community.

Even in a community like ours, there is a strong and increasing need for our services. Since April 2024, the number of households served increased from 50 to 64 per month which means that we are now spending around  $9,000 per month.