Share more low-cost or culturally specific grocery or food spots to help support fellow students through this form.
Need a Hot Meal Today?
On TMU Campus
Free Soup Day (@TMUEats)
Free Food Project (@TMUEats)
Off Campus
Good Shepherd Ministries
Yonge Street Mission Week Day Youth Meals
Scott Mission T
The Stop Community Food Centre Drop-in Meals
Need Long-Term Options?
For ongoing food support, these food banks can help.
On Campus
Good Food Centre (TMU Food Bank)
Off Campus
Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank
Allan Gardens Food Bank
Toronto Food Not Bombs
Stretching your Grocery Budget?
On Campus
Friendly Fiver (@TMUEats)
TMU Urban Farm Seasonal Garden Grab Bags ($20 for students)
Summer Open Farm Wednesdays at the DCC
Off Campus
Chinatown Produce Markets (Spadina & Dundas)
Kensington Market
FoodShare Community Markets
Community Fridges Toronto
Discount Food Apps
Too Good to Go
Flashfood
Flipp
Specialized Community Support
Disclaimer: Please check eligibility and schedule before visiting.
- Friends of Ruby Grocery Day
For 2SLGBQTIA+ youth aged 16-29
Location: 70 Richmond St E, Toronto - Covenant House Toronto
Walk-in food and support services access for youths between the ages of 16 to 24
Location: 20 Gerrard St E, Toronto - Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto (NWRC)
Food and grocery support primarily for Indigenous women. Program requirements may vary.
Location: 191 Gerrard St E, Toronto - Toronto People with AIDS Foundation (PWA)
Staple foods and grocery support for people with AIDS.
Location: 200 Gerrard St E, Toronto
Find Food Near You
Use these tools to find food banks, free meals,
and grocery programs in your area:
- Daily Bread Food Bank Program Directory
- 211 Ontario
Dial 2-1-1 or visit the website and input the
suggested search term “food bank,”
“community kitchen,” “free meals,”
“meal program,” or “community meals.” - Feed Ontario
Locate a food bank or resource near you within Ontario. - Feed Scarborough
Online Discounted Groceries
Need Basic Kitchen Tools?
These stores are located near the TMU Campus.
- IKEA Yonge & Gerrard: 382 Yonge Street
- Tap Phong Trading Company: 360 Spadina Ave
- Kitchen Stuff Plus Sale Items: 75 Hanna Ave, 2087 Yonge Street, 583 Danforth Ave
- iQliving Sale Items: 542 Danforth Ave
- Dollarama: 10 Dundas St E
- Value Village: 18 Edward St
- Salvation Army: 1447 Queen Street W