If you or someone you know is need of support or assistance this holiday season, please view the resources below.
211 Ontario – the free and confidential service can be accessed 24 hours a day, in more than 150 languages, by phone, chat, text, and web. 211 helps connect people to the right information and services, making their pathway to care and resources a guided and trusted one. Visit 211.ca or simply dial 2-1-1 for more information.
Integrated Care Hub
661 Montreal Street
23 hrs day/7 days week rest zone, meals, harm reduction, consumption and treatment
Resolve Counselling Services
9a.m. to 5 p.m. phone counselling for youth, adults, families, individuals 613-549-7850
Financial and Credit Counselling
1-800-379-5556
Addictions and Mental Health Services
24/7 Crisis Phone Lines Kingston & Frontenac: 613-544-4229
Toll Free: 1-866-616-6005
Maltby Centre – Children & Youth Mental Health
Call 613-546-8535 or 1-844-855-8340 or Inquiry@maltbycentre.ca
Crisis after-hours line: 613-544-4229
Housing Help Centre
Home Base Housing. Call: 613-542-6672
Family & Children Services KFL&A
Open and reachable by phone 24/7.
Call: 613-545-3227 or toll-free 855-445-3227
Kingston Interval House
24/7 Services for women, children and youth experiencing violence and abuse. 24/7 Crisis Line: 613-546-1777 or 1-800-267-9445
Sexual Assault Centre Kingston
24/7 crisis and support line 613-544-6424 or 1-877-544-6424
Chat/text crisis line accessible noon to midnight
www.webelievesurvivors.ca/
Street Health Services
115 Barrack St.; 613-549-1440
Access to same day or next day addiction medicine, counselling and other services for those who use substances.
Kingston Community Legal Clinic
613-541-0777
Trellis HIV & Community Care
844 Princess Street
Counselling, education, LGBTQ support and other services
613-545-3698
One Roof – Youth Hub
484 Albert St, 613-542-6672 x 4
Drop-in centre for youth ages 16-24, access to food and basic needs, resources and referrals. Housing assistance available on site, walk-in counselling, Indigenous programming, and more.
The Food Sharing Project
Healthy meals and snacks available at every school, for any student, every day! Contact your school.
Trellis HIV Community Care
844 Princess – Breakfast, (based on availability, staff), Monday to Friday 9 – 10:30am
Martha’s Table
629 Princess St. Email mealdelivery@marthastable.ca or call 613 546 0320 ext 0
Holiday Meals – December 21, 2023
Breakfast from 9-11
Dinner 2-5
**There will be no lunch, no takeout window or delivery on December 21st.
Martha’s Table will be Closed: December 24, 25, 26 & January 1st
Regular hours for the dining room are Monday to Friday (all meals are free) Breakfast 9-11am ; Lunch 12-2pm ; Dinner 3-5pm
Take-out window available 7 days a week from 12-2pm
Free Meal delivery is available Monday to Friday for individuals who cannot leave their homes due to medical issues. There is an application process to be approved for this service. There is no charge for any of the meals Martha’s Table provides.
North Frontenac Food Bank
14152 Road 38, Sharbot Lake. Call 613-279-8855
Partners in Mission Food Bank
140 Hickson Ave. Please call 613-544-4100 for appointment.
Will be providing regular food hampers for clients from now until December 22nd and will be closed from December 23 until 8:30 am on January 2nd.
Rural Frontenac Community Services
Meals on wheels 3 days a week. North & Central Frontenac
& Bedford Twp. 613-279-3151
Salvation Army
342 Patrick St, To make an appt call
613 548 4411 press 0 for reception.
Seniors’ Food Box
Offering food boxes for seniors including produce, non-perishables & staples. Call 613-530-2239 for more information
Southern Frontenac Community Services and Food Bank
Frozen meals available for delivery daily. Hot meals delivered 3 days a week for South Frontenac/rural Kingston residents. Call or book on-line. Food bank hampers also available. 613-376-6477
St. Vincent de Paul
85 Stephen St. Takeout lunch Mon.-Fri. 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. Emergency Food Pantry and Wearhouse open Mon- Fri 9:00 – 1:00pm
St. Mary’s Parish Centre
260 Brock St. Drop-in Centre, light food and snacks, Mon. – Fri. 1:00 – 4:00p.m.
Lunch By George
260 Brock St. Offering hot, nutritious meals upstairs in the Great Hall for dine-in and to go from our take-out window downstairs.
Monday – Friday 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Holiday Meal – Wednesday, December 13, TAKE OUT only. Gift bags and door prizes will still be given out at the Cathedral doors from 10-11:30 and lunch will still be served at the Cathedral take out window on Wellington St. from 12-1.
Morningstar Mission
58 Water Street West, Napanee
Call 613-354-6355 Email morningstar@cogeco.net.
Weekly Community Meals
Wednesday at 12:00pm
Saturday at 4:30pm
Food Bank, If you would like to inquire about receiving food from the food bank, please call 613-354-6355, or simply drop by on weekdays between 10:00am and 4:00pm.
Mobile Community Meal program, a meals-to-go service, serves L&A County. Visit https://morningstarmission.ca/meals/ for more details.
Salvation Army Napanee
135 Mill St W, Napanee. Call 613-354-7633
Food Bank: Mon., Wed., Fri. from 9:00 a.m. – Noon, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. By appointment.
Emergency Food: Mon., Wed., Fri. – 9:00 a.m.-Noon, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Good Food Box – Third Thursday of the month.
Northbrook/Cloyne Food Bank
Friday pickups in Cloyne.
Referrals through Land O’Lakes
Community Services: 613-336-8934
Helping Hands Food Bank Deseronto
316 Edmon St, Deseronto. 613-847-5658.
Thurs.10:00 a.m.- Noon
Show your Local Love. Give back this holiday season
‘Tis the season of giving and there are many ways to give back to members of your community who are in need.
The United Way KFL&A encourages you to consider a meaningful gift in kind this year. Whether it is food, household items, clothing, toiletries or even your time that you want to give, United Way can help guide your donations and ensure that appropriate items find their way to those who need them most.
Whether you are looking to donate as an individual or as a group through your workplace or at a festive gathering, there are plenty of ways to give back during this holiday season and show your local love. United Way is happy to accept donations and distribute them to organizations on your behalf.
Here are some suggestions in terms of areas of need:
Hygiene items and toiletries
Many of United Way KFL&A’s partner agencies are always in need of toiletries including: oral hygiene products (toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste), feminine hygiene products, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, body soap, hand soap, brushes and combs, hair elastics, shaving cream and razors, band-aids, and kleenex.
Items for infants and children
Items for infants including sippy cups, pacifiers, bibs, diapers, baby wipes, and diaper cream. Warm clothing for infants and children including sleepers, coats, hats and mitts are always welcome and children’s socks. Books for children under six and wooden puzzles.
Food items
Portable food items like granola bars and water bottles are always in demand at many agencies.
Most needed items at the food bank currently:
Canned meat & fish
Peanut butter, jam
Stews, canned tomatoes
Baby food
Pasta, pasta sauce
Cereal
100% Fruit Juice
Clothing
As mentioned above, there is a need for warm clothing for infants and kids, but also for teens and adults. Socks, warms coats (especially men’s larger sizes), boots and other shoes, hats, mitts, pyjamas, underwear, sports bras, and slippers are always welcomed. Clothing for different weather conditions is also appreciated including rain gear and umbrellas. Hand and toe warmers (packs to put in gloves and socks).
Household items
Items that aren’t often considered include garbage bags, cleaning supplies, laundry soap, dryer sheets, freezer storage bags, sealable containers toilet paper and paper towels. Kitchen items are also appreciated including crock pots, roasting pans, coffee urns, dishes, pots and pans and other kitchen wares. Bedding, towels, and face cloths, sleeping bags and blankets are also needed. For youth, items like earbuds or headphones (new) are also appreciated.
Gift cards
Gift cards are not something many people would think about donating, but gift cards for stores like Walmart, grocery stores like No Frills, Food Basics, Tim Hortons, McDonalds and Shoppers Drug Mart are appreciated at many agencies, especially during the holidays as stocking stuffers for youth or to help families purchase gifts for their children. Gas gift cards are also an option as well as bus passes.
Craft Supplies
Many agencies run creative programs and are in need of coloured pencils and markers, colouring books for all ages, glue guns, glue sticks, journals, other craft supplies.
Give the gift of hope this holiday season by shopping online here for teachers, colleagues, family, friends and neighbours, making a donation on their behalf to the United Way KFLA. Making a donation to the Gift of Hope is a great way to show your thoughtfulness and a great way to give a gift near or far.
Your recipient will know that you’re thinking about them, and you’ll know that you’re making a lasting difference in the lives of others right here in your community.
To make a Gift of Hope please click here. Your tax receipt will be emailed immediately upon making your gift.
