Places For Me
Free Food & Meals
Soup kitchens, food banks, and meal programs.
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All food programs by region
Tap a listing to see it on the map. Places marked No ID needed will feed you without paperwork.
Halifax Regional Municipality
Hope Cottage No ID needed
Hot meals Mon–Fri: lunch 11am–12pm, supper 5–6pm. Eat-in & takeaway. Wheelchair accessible.
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Brunswick Street Mission
Breakfast Mon–Sat 7–8am. Drop-in Mon–Fri 9am–2pm. Food bank Thu (pre-register Wed).
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Souls Harbour Halifax — Drop-In & Meals No ID needed
Free hot meals Mon–Fri 1–4pm, Sat 12–1pm. FreeMart, free wifi & computers.
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Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank
Food bank Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30am–1:30pm, Thu 9:30am–3pm. New clients register Mon/Wed/Fri 9–11:30am.
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Saint Vincent de Paul — Halifax
Emergency groceries, gift certificates & clothing assistance.
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Souls Harbour — Lower Sackville Drop-In No ID needed
Drop-in centre & community meals.
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Margaret’s House — Feeding Others of Dartmouth No ID needed
Takeout meals Mon–Sat 11:30am–12:30pm. Closed on storm days. No ID required.
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Christ Church Food & Clothing Outreach
Thu 9:30am (Lower Hall). Free food and clothing.
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Cape Breton
Salvation Army — Sydney Food Bank
Food bank by appointment. Leave a voicemail; they call back for intake. (For Tuesday food: leave message by Saturday. For Friday: leave by Wednesday.)
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Souls Harbour — Sydney Mines Drop-In No ID needed
Drop-in centre & community meals. Call ahead for current hours.
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Central & Northern Nova Scotia
Souls Harbour — Truro Drop-In No ID needed
Drop-in centre, community meals & FreeMart. Call ahead for current hours.
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Viola’s Place Society — Food Support
Food support programs alongside shelter services.
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Souls Harbour — Amherst Drop-In No ID needed
Drop-in centre, community meals & FreeMart.
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Western Nova Scotia
Souls Harbour — Bridgewater Drop-In No ID needed
Drop-in centre & community meals. Also transitional housing.
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Province-wide
Feed Nova Scotia (140+ member network)
Use the Find Food tool at feednovascotia.ca/find-food
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or call 2-1-1.Food banks vs meal programs
- Meal programs: walk in, no registration, eat there or take away.
- Food banks: usually need to register once, then visit on a schedule, take groceries home.
Halifax-area food banks (registration required)
- Brunswick Street Mission — Thu, pre-register at the Wed drop-in. 902-423-4605
- Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank — new clients register Mon/Wed/Fri 9–11:30am or at parkerstreet.org/register. 902-425-2125
- Saint Vincent de Paul (Halifax / Herring Cove / Dartmouth) — emergency groceries, call ahead.
- Salvation Army Dartmouth — Mon 1–3pm, Thu 9:30–11:30am & 1–3pm. 902-466-6847
- Woodlawn United, Christ Church, Helping Hands, St James, First Baptist, Victoria Road — Dartmouth-area church food banks. See listings above for days.
Outside the Halifax area, the Feed Nova Scotia network covers 140+ food banks province-wide. Use their Find Food tool or call 2-1-1.
No ID, no registration, no questions
These places will feed you without paperwork:
- Hope Cottage (Halifax)
- Souls Harbour drop-ins (Halifax, Dartmouth, Lower Sackville, Truro, Bridgewater, Amherst, Sydney Mines, New Waterford)
- Margaret’s House (Dartmouth)
- St. George’s Church (Halifax, Saturdays 4–5pm)
Donate food or clothing
- Feed Nova Scotia — feednovascotia.ca for drop-off locations province-wide.
- Souls Harbour FreeMart — clothing and household goods, accepted at all locations.
- Brunswick Street Mission — food donations Mon–Fri 9am–2pm, 2107 Brunswick St, Halifax.
- Parker Street Food Bank — food donations, 2415 Maynard St, Halifax.
- Margaret’s House — check margarets-house.ca for the current needs list.
Outside Halifax
Meal program schedules outside HRM change more often than shelter information. Souls Harbour drop-ins (Sydney Mines, New Waterford, Truro, Amherst, Bridgewater) are the most stable, but timing can shift.
Before travelling: call 2-1-1 (free, 24/7) for the current schedule in your area, or use the Feed Nova Scotia find-food tool for the nearest food bank.