100 Main St. East, unit 201 Hamilton ON L8N 3W4, Canada
100 Main St. East, Unit 201, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W4, Canada
Phone: (289) 799-9514 Fax: (289) 799-9541 E-mail: info@essentialaid.ca Executive Director: raven@essentialaid.ca Program & Volunteer Manager: kim@essentialaid.ca Development & Fundraising Coordinator: kristen.b@essentialaid.ca
Please reach us at info@essentialaid.ca if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Simply visit our Centre during walk-in Program hours. No appointment is necessary.
Monday 10am-12pm
Tuesday 6pm-8pm
Wednesday 10am-12pm
Thursday 6pm-8pm
Friday 10am-12pm
Note that all programs are closed on holidays, during inclement weather days (as decided by the HWDSB), and during our annual winter holiday shut down. See the CONTACT page for details.
In addition to your reusable bags, please bring valid government issued identification for each member of your family who will be accessing our programs.
We welcome Infant & Toddler Food Bank program and Menstruation Product Assistance program visits once every other calendar month. Welcome Baby program visits are offered once during the third trimester of pregnancy.
Eg: If you accessed a program in January, you would be welcomed to access it again anytime in March.
Have items to donate but can’t make it to our Centre during food bank hours? We now have several donation drop-off locations throughout Hamilton:
Essential Aid - 100 Main Street East, Unit 201, Hamilton. (Main/Catherine)
-10:00am-12:00pm Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 6:00pm-8:00pm Tuesday/Thursday.
Our Corner Bar & Grill - 492 James Street North, Hamilton. 8;00am-2:00am daily.
213 East 43rd Street, Hamilton (Upper Gage/Fennell)
*Residential porch drop off anytime
465 Wellington Street N, Hamilton (Wellington/Burlington St)
*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
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.
Monday: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Tuesday: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Thursday: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
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
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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