Donate Food

Fresh, canned, boxed, dehydrated or frozen, we can use it. Whatever you can spare, we will happily receive it on behalf of our clients.

Many of our donations come from the food industry—from farmers to retailers. If you find yourself with an excess of products, please get in touch with us so we can figure out how to make the best possible use of all that you can offer.

For grocers, we can also work together to develop a food voucher programme where clients with vouchers can redeem them for desperately needed food items.

If you are an avid gardener or farmer, we encourage you to plant an extra row of specific vegetables for the Food Bank. Contact us to find out what types of produce are needed.

Food Bank Basic Needs


Food Group Item Needed
Baking Needs
  • Almonds, Walnuts, Coconut, Oatmeal
  • Sugar: White, Brown, Icing
  • Syrup: Pancake, Corn
  • Milk : Carnation, Skim
  • Mixes: Cake, Muffin, Pudding
  • Pie Fillings, Cake Icing, Jell-O
  • Flour, Corn Starch, Baking Soda
  • Spices, Salt
Fresh Fruit/Vegetables
  • Apples, Oranges, Carrots
  • Potatoes, Onions
Canned Fruits & Vegetables:
  • Cranberry Sauce, Peaches, Pineapple Fruit Cocktail,
  • Mandarin Oranges
  • Pork & Beans, Potatoes, Mushrooms, Corn,
  • Yellow Beans, Green Beans, Variety Beans, Peas,
  • Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Tomato Sauce
Beverages:
  • Apple Juice, Tea, Juice Boxes
  • Perk Coffee, Instant Coffee, Hot Chocolate
Packaged Soups/Sauces/Dinners
  • Soups: Tomato, Vegetable, Habitant
  • Chicken Noodle, Packaged Soup
  • Soup Stock
  • Ready to Serve
  • Pasta: Instant Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce, Kraft Dinner, Side Kick’s, Hamburger Helper
Bread/Grain
  • Crackers, Soda Biscuits, Cereal
  • Oatmeal
  • Minute Rice, Long Grain Rice
  • Dry Pasta
Toiletries
  • Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Diapers (adult/child)
  • Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste
Miscellaneous
  • Ketchup, Mustard, Relish
  • BBQ Sauce, Salad Dressing
  • Pop-Corn
  • Gravy
  • Pickles, Olives
  • Peanut Butter
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Coffee Filters
Baby Needs
  • Formula
  • Pablum
  • Jars of Food
Kid's Lunch
  • Cookies
  • Jello/Pudding/Fruit Cups
  • Cheese Whiz
  • Granola Bars
  • Jam (all varieties)
  • Applesauce

The House of Lazarus is unable to accept:

For food safety reasons, we cannot use:

  • rusty or unlabeled cans
  • homemade items
  • noncommercial canned or packaged items
  • alcoholic beverages, mixes or soda
  • open or used items

Food Drop-Off Locations

The Food Bank
Monday to Saturday 9AM-11:30AM
245 Simms Street
(at County Road 1)
Mountain, Ontario

Jonsson's Independent Grocer
Kemptville Mall, Highway 43
Kemptville, Ontario
Bin is located near the exit.