“WE ARE DEDICATED TO GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITY EMERGENCY FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THOSE IN NEED.”

Core Programs that need your ongoing financial support.

Emergency Food Hampers to over 400 families each month representing 1200 individuals of which 30% are children. (we are able to provide 40% fresh produce in our food hampers which includes fresh foods, frozen repackaged/reclaimed fresh foods, milk, eggs, protein foods, bread, which adds up to one full week of food assistance)
School Brown Bag Lunches and Homemade Hot soups delivered weekly to local schools made in our own Kitchen.
Eggs in Schools – 800 eggs per week are cook, peeled and packaged in our kitchen by eager volunteers of all ages, then delivered to elementary and middle schools each week.
School Supply Program/ back packs filled with school supplies for our children going back to school in September. Also our Christmas Gift and Christmas Food Hampers are essential for that Happy Holiday Season.

Weekly healthy food purchases are a big part of our overall budget which is $250,000 each year, We operate with a minimum of administration staff and a large core group of volunteers.

We manage your donations with great care and thoughtfulness to make sure it benefits those in need.

The facility is 6,000 sq ft wheelchair accessible/ energy efficient building that hosts:

Food Distribution Warehouse: large walk in freezers and refrigerators, food receiving, food packing
Licensed Educational Kitchen: eat, cook, share, learn, a warm gathering space where Healthy Foods is always in style.
Free Clothing
Community Gardens – growing food, sharing food, educational programming for children, space to host events

The organization serves a population of over 27,000, a 70 kilometer radius from the Town of Oromocto boundaries that includes:

Hoyt, Wirral, Fredericton Junction, Tracy, Lincoln, Maugerville, Upper Gagetown, Geary, Burton, Rusagonis, Waasis

We believe that healthier food means healthier communities. Our food bank is able to provide 40% fresh foods to those who come to use our food hamper services through our partnerships and programs.

Oromocto & Surrounding Area Food & Clothing Bank

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