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Items Accepted

Infant Formula

Any brands and formats. Sealed and unexpired. Samples accepted. Most needed: Powdered formulas 0-12months. 


Diapers 

Any brands and sizes. Opened packages accepted. Most needed: Sizes 3-6.


Baby Food 

Purees, cereals, snacks, etc. Sealed and unexpired.


Children's Hygiene Products 

Baby wipes, diaper cream, lotions, washes, etc. Sealed.


Non Perishable Food Items

Any suitable for children under 4 years of age. Sealed and unexpired. Opened outer packages accepted for individually wrapped items.


Breastfeeding Supplies

Nursing pads, milk storage bags, lactation supplements, etc. 

Please note that we cannot accept used breast pumps.


Feeding Accessories

Bottles, cups, storage containers. New and unused.


Over The Counter Medications, Supplements, and Vitamins

Prenatal vitamins, infant/children's fever reducers, nutritional drinks, etc. Sealed and unexpired. Samples accepted.


Menstruation Products

Tampons, sanitary napkins, liners, etc. Opened packages accepted. Most needed: Thin sanitary napkins.


Newborn Clothing & Blankets

Size 0-3 clothing, receiving blankets, bibs, cloths, etc. New or in excellent used condition.

Note that we cannot accept clothing sizes larger than newborn.


Coupons

Coupons and rebate cheques for any infant formula, diapers or baby food.


Fundraising Items

Gift cards of any denomination, brand new items suitable for auction or fundraising purpose.


Please note that we do NOT have have a program that accepts or distributes used car seats, strollers, cribs, used toys, used breast pumps, or clothing.


Virtual Donation Drive

Essential Aid uses coupons, discounts and purchasing partnerships to stretch your donation dollars to the max. Use our virtual donation drive to choose and donate the monetary value of our most needed items. 

Virtual Donation drive

Monetary Donations

Essential Aid uses coupons, discounts and purchasing partnerships to stretch your donation dollars to the max. Monetary donations can be made online, by Email Money Transfer, by cheque or cash in person. Please contact us.

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Amazon Baby Registry

Donate our most needed items from the comfort of your home via our Amazon Baby Registry. Purchases will be shipped directly to our Food Bank.

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Food & Fund Drives

Host a Food or Fund Drive! See our Food Drive Toolkit here

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Corporate Contributions, Fundraisers & Sponsorship

Considering Essential Aid as the beneficiary of a company event or drive? Contact us for our Corporate Sponsorship Package.

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Donation Drop-Off Locations:

Have items to donate but can’t make it to our Centre during food bank hours? In addition to volunteers ready to pick up your donation, we now have several donation drop-off locations throughout Hamilton:


Essential Aid - 100 Main Street East, Unit 201, Hamilton. (Main/Catherine)

- By appointment


213 East 43rd Street, Hamilton (Upper Gage/Fennell)

*Residential porch drop off anytime


147 Fano Drive, Hamilton (Upper Wentworth & Rymal)

*Residential porch drop off anytime


6 Melleby Street, Hamilton (Mud St. W/First Rd. W))

*Residential porch drop off anytime


48 Spartan Avenue, Stoney Creek (Highway 8/Dewitt)

*Residential porch drop off anytime


125 Skinner Rd, Waterdown 

*Residential porch drop off anytime


82 Teal Ave, Hamilton

*Residential porch drop off anytime


79 Glenview Dr, Stoney Creek

*Residential porch drop off anytime


Be sure to mark your bags/boxes “EA” and include your name, address, and email in each so we know who to thank and where to send any applicable tax receipts.

Emergency Infant/Toddler Food Bank Hours:

Monday- Friday, by appointment.


Holiday Closures:  

Essential Aid programs do not run on the following Holidays:

Family Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Victoria Day

Canada Day

Civic Holiday

Labour Day

Thanksgiving Day


Annual Winter closure is scheduled for December 23, 2023 - January 7, 2024



Our Sponsors and Supporters

Essential Aid and family services of ontario inc.

100 Main St. East, suite 201, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W4, Canada

phone: (289) 799-9514

REGISTERED CHARITY 82522 7648 RR0001 


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