1.     Can I get a tax receipt for my donation?

     We are a charity registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, and will issue charitable receipts for all donations.

     We gladly accept donations of all kinds.  The advantage of monetary donations is flexibility: we can buy what we need at the time.

     We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as a charitable organization.

     Registration number:  13241 0671 RR 0384

2.     What about  donations in kind?

     We certainly accept donations of food and other items we need.  

     All food donations must come from a certified kitchen and/or be in sealed original commercial packaging.  We cannot accept home-made items.

     If an invoice or receipt accompanies the donation, then a tax receipt can be issued.

     Some guidance regarding food donations - We cook and serve in bulk, so small individual serving items are less useful.

     Here is a list of items we use frequently.  If you are not sure we can use an item, please call to ask.

                         Call 905-687-8089 before dropping off food so a person can receive it.                 

                         (Never leave food at door, pls)

                                                        Monday to friday  0830 to 1300 hr

3.     Do you give out clothes? Can someone get gloves or socks?          

     No, we do not - All we do is serve lunch.  We are not an  agency that can provide clothing or social services.

4.     How do I get to volunteer at the Ozanam Centre?

     Please check out our "Join Us" page.  We have an application you can downloaad and fill in.

5.     When are you going to resume service inside?

     As you can see on the next page, the number of meal we serve has increased dramatically.  We feel that we reach  clients with

     take-out than we were not reaching with inside service, for a number of reasons.  We would lose some of those if we returned

     to indoor service.  Also, there is the issue of space - we are not staffed or equiped to serve our current number indoors.

Frequently Asked Questions - and Answers

List of Food Supplies Frequently Used

Pasta: short variety, penne, rotini, soup pasta,

Canned Vegetables:  corn, peas, beans, carrots, mushrooms

Tomatoes:  canned diced, pureed, (Costco large 2.48 L!)

Pasta sauce:  any kind

All purpose flour: whole wheat too

Canola Oil: or other salad oils like grape seed

Vinegars:  apple cider, balsamic, white

Salad Dressings:  any kind of pre-made

Beans:  any kind, pinto, kidney red or white,  etc

Canned meats:  beef, chicken, ham, pork’n beans

Grains:   dried barley, wheat, rice, lentils, quinoa etc.

Tea, coffee, drink mix

Fruit juice

Granola bars: or any kind of nutri bar

Canned pie filling (used in desserts), Nutella

Powdered milk

Almond milk, oat milk

Sugar

Syrups: chocolate, maple etc.

* all packaging must be unopened