A non-profit, community-based organization offering affordable counselling, education, mediation and training to help families, couples, individuals, and youth solve problems.

Community Kitchens
Phone:  778-885-5165
Cook with others, meet new friends, learn new recipes, and save money by shopping wisely. Participants make a small contribution for food and/or babysitting. Call to register and for more information.

Service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Community Meal
Free dinner offered to anyone every Thursday at 5:30pm. From January through to November.

A non-profit charitable organization with a tradition of caring for those in most need. Services include Meals on Wheels, Chinese Meals on Wheels, and flu shots and health education.

Meals on Wheels
Phone:  604-732-7638
Fax:  604-733-6698
Meals can be delivered to people in Richmond and Vancouver who are unable to shop or prepare their own meals. Call for meal prices. Meals are delivered Monday to Friday between 11:00am and 1:00pm Phone: Western Meals on Wheels: 604-732-7638 Chinese Meals on Wheels: 604-292-7200

An activity centre for seniors age 55 and over. Ongoing activities include billiards, bingo, bridge, crib, mah jong, outings, manicures and more. Classes offered include art, dancing, and fitness. Membership is $20 per year.

Minoru Place Cafeteria
Phone:  604-718-8461
Provides hot meals and snacks at reasonable prices.

Free Community Lunch
Free Community Lunch every Friday at 12:30pm

Provides free, healthy food each week to those in need.

Grocery Distribution
Provides grocery assistance to low-income families and individuals. On Tuesdays, groceries are distributed in East Richmond at the Peace Church gymnasium at 11571 Daniels Rd. from 1:00p.m to 2:00 p.m. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, groceries are distributed at 5800 Cedarbridge Way from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Evening distributions are on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 5800 Cedarbridge Way.

Nutrition and Literacy for Children
"Feed the Body, Feed the Mind" links healthy eating with literacy and development by providing healthy snack packs and story books to children up to 12 years old.

Nutritious Recipe Demonstrations
During distribution times, demonstrations of delicious, nutritious, and economical recipes based on seasonal vegetables and staple foods that are normally available at the Food Bank.

The Salvation Army is an international Christian charity that helps people in need, including families in crisis, single parents, children, seniors, and those experiencing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and abuse.

Community Christmas Dinner
Volunteers and local businesses host a community dinner for the less fortunate in December.

Emergency Social Services
Helps needy individuals and families with the basic needs of food and clothing.

Weekly Free Community Lunch
A free, nutritious meal is offered to the community every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (except during the summer months). The meal is prepared and served by volunteers. All are welcome.

Provides seniors information and support to clients in the Lower Mainland. Offers special services for seniors in New Westminster only. See the website for more information or to view the Seniors Housing Directory.

Meals Programs
Hot meals are delivered to those who cannot cook because of age, disability or illness. Also offers a Lunch and Dining Club where transport and meals are provided for seniors. Serves New Westminster residents.

Weekly Free Community Meal
A safe, friendly, and welcoming place where you can share a meal with children, youth and adults, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this free meal. Runs September through the end of June.

A non-profit organization that brings people and services together through community information and volunteerism.

Richmond Christmas Fund
E-mail: christmasfund@volunteerrichmond.ca
This program provides grocery vouchers to registered low-income Richmond residents and new toys to low-income families with children aged 12 and under, and gift certificates to teens 13-15. The Christmas Fund sponsorship program matches registered families with individuals and groups who prepare a customized Christmas hamper for their family. Donations from the community - both financial and of new, unwrapped gifts - are the basis of this program.