Downtown Victoria ✓ Contact verified
Our Place Society
📍 919 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC V8V 3P4
Meals, drop-in center, shower facilities, clothing, outreach services
Victoria BC Food Banks
The Mustard Seed runs a food bank on Queens Avenue. Bring identification for all members of your household and shopping bags. Pick-ups outside regular hours may be arranged with 24 hours’ notice.
- Last reviewed · September 2026
- 13 community programs · 5 contact-verified
- Need help now? · Call 211 (24/7)
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These details were checked against each organization’s official website in September 2026. Hours and rules can change, so call before you go.
✓ Verified with official website
The Mustard Seed Food Bank
📍 625 Queens Ave, Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
- Mon–Fri 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Closed on the 3rd or 4th Thursday each month – call to confirm
Source: mustardseed.ca (Food Bank page), checked September 2026.
Community food banks and meal programs
Other food banks, depots and meal programs in and around Victoria. Entries marked ✓ Contact verified have a phone number or address that matches the organization’s own website. Others could not be confirmed, so please call first. Hours are not listed here because they change often.
Downtown Victoria Not verified
Living Edge Community
📍 Downtown - 710 Queens Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1M6
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Free grocery markets, food recovery program
Downtown Victoria Not verified
Salvation Army - Stan Hagen Centre
📍 2695 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC V8T 4G7
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Food hampers, emergency food assistance, community services
James Bay & Fernwood Not verified
James Bay Community Project
📍 547 Michigan Street, Victoria, BC V8V 1S5
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Food pantry, family programs, seniors services
James Bay & Fernwood Not verified
Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group
📍 1240 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1G6
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Good Food Box program, community kitchen, family programs
Saanich Area Not verified
Living Edge - Gordon Head
📍 4033 Gordon Head Road, Victoria, BC V8N 3X7
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Free grocery market, food recovery program
Saanich Area ✓ Contact verified
Rainbow Kitchen
📍 500 Admirals Road, Victoria, BC V9A 2N4
Hot lunch program, emergency food, community meals
Saanich Area Not verified
Living Edge - Saanich Peninsula
📍 9300 Willingdon Road, Sidney, BC V8L 5G6
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Free grocery market, food recovery program
Esquimalt Area ✓ Contact verified
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House
📍 511 Constance Avenue, Victoria, BC V9A 6N5
Food security programs, family services, community support
Western Communities (Langford, Colwood, Sooke) ✓ Contact verified
Goldstream Food Bank
📍 761 Station Avenue, Langford, BC V9B 2S1
Food bank serving Colwood, Langford, Highlands, View Royal, Metchosin
Western Communities (Langford, Colwood, Sooke) Not verified
Sooke Food Bank
📍 2037 Shields Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0N5
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Food bank serving Sooke and surrounding areas
Campus ✓ Contact verified
University of Victoria Student Society Food Bank
📍 Student Union Building, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2
Food bank for university students, emergency food hampers
Campus Not verified
Camosun College Student Society Food Bank
📍 3100 Foul Bay Road, Richmond House 103, Victoria, BC V8P 5J2
Details not confirmed. Call before you go.
Food bank for college students, emergency food assistance
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Before you go
Bring IDMany food banks ask for ID for each household member and proof of address. Requirements vary, so ask when you call.
Check the day and timeCommunity programs often run only one or two days a week, and some need an appointment.
Not sure where to go?Call 211 or visit 211.ca. It’s free, confidential and available 24/7 in many languages.
StudentsMost colleges and universities run a campus food bank for students. Ask your student union.
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