Start your DIFFERENCE MAKING JOURNEY now, with a tour!

Learn all about the various ways we serve our community through our foodbank and city serve. We have ongoing tours available with a memeber of our team, so you can see our facilities, learn and see the “behind the scenes” of what we do, and best of all, if you decide you want to volunteer with us, we can begin that process right away. We believe that together we can make a difference; so why not take a step today with a tour!

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Help With Dignity By Donating Today!

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Food Bank

We are a Volunteer based food bank who rely on 50+ volunteers weekly to help us sort and stock our shelves with food and a connection point for people in our catchment area.

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We are a Volunteer based distribution network who sorts though new and like-new items received from various business and wholesale partners to then equip many other charitable organizations in our city including our local clients.

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Receiving Partners

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How You Can Help

Hunger Relief

Purchase non-perishable items for Lifecentre Care.

Volunteer

Sign up to stock, sort and/or serve our amazing clients.

Donate

Give as every dollar empowers and diverts goods to a home, not a landfill.

Advocate

If you are in need, or know someone in need, contact us today.

Our Story

In 2006, Joseph’s Storehouse was established as a food pantry by local residents, Bob and Pauline Giroux. It was the first community-run food bank to help meet the needs of Blackburn Hamlet residents. In the Fall of 2011, the operation of Joseph’s Storehouse was renamed Lifecentre Food Bank to continue the great work of Bob and Pauline retired. Every month more than 150 families of Blackburn Hamlet benefit from having a local food bank. We have expanded since to not only serve Blackburn Hamlet, but to reach, serve and support foodbanks and missions across Ottawa, Kanata, and Cornwall.

As a member agency of the Ottawa Food Bank and CityServe Canada, Lifecentre Care is honoured to continue to make a difference in our city by serving, honouring, and respecting the dignity of each person.

Our Mission

to serve communities with dignity, honour and respect through benevolence; providing hope, love and support to Make a difference in each person’s life.

UNUSED items

Makes an Impact

Through many amazing community and business sponsors and wholesalers, we are able to provide our clients with an extensive arrangement of unused items. From clothes to small appliances, we have it all!

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care team!

We love to care. We’re here to create long-lasting relationships. Whether you are an individual, family, group, or business, please help us make a difference!

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