Welcome to the Community Market
Our Community Market is a choice-based, market style, food bank. Visitors receive a certain amount of points each month based on the size of their household and use those points to “shop” through our food bank, selecting the foods they want. We believe this model provides the best experience for our visitors.
Appointments are preferred because they allow us to manage the flow of our visitors, providing a better experience for everyone involved. Drop-in visitors are not guaranteed same-day shopping and will be accommodated on the basis of operational capacity.
Gleaners Foodbank also operates Michaelangelo’s Café where folks can receive a hot or cold beverage and something to eat. The café is open to the public for take-out or eat-in service during client operating hours.
Gleaners Foodbank is a member of Feed Ontario and Food Banks Canada and we work very closely with these organizations, local businesses, local farmers and food distributors to bring donated food into our organization. We also operate Hastings County’s Food Redistribution Centre through our Tri-County Warehouse, which receives, stores, and distributes food to other area food banks, non-profit agencies and other qualifying organizations.
No-Cost Food Access
- All food and services provided by Gleaners Foodbank are completely free of charge to our clients.
- Clients are not required to pay, provide donations, or exchange goods or services in order to access food support.
- Volunteers, staff, and community partners must ensure that clients are aware that there is no cost for food hampers, take-out meals, or other programs.
- Any suggestion of payment, tipping, or preferential access in exchange for money or goods is strictly prohibited.
Through our food bank programs, we provide access to staple food items: bread, dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, non-perishable food items, hygiene products (if available), infant/toddler items (if available) for FREE.
To register or book an appointment, please visit our food bank location, call us during office hours at (613) 962-9043 or email us at info@gleanersfoodbank.ca.
How Do I Register?
If you are visiting for the first time, we will meet briefly with you to register your household into our systems. Registration typically requires the following documentation:
- A photo identification or driver’s license of every adult member in the household
- Identification for every child in the household
If you don’t have identification, we can refer you to services that are available to help you get ID. You can still access to our services even if you don’t have ID or if you have no fixed address.
You must live in Belleville to access the food bank. If you live outside of Belleville’s city limits, we can help you access the food bank in your area.
During the registration process, we will ask you some questions for statistical purposes. We respect your privacy and as a client, you can decline to answer any sensitive information. During our intake process we ask the following:
- Basic contact information: name, birth date, address, phone number
- Marital status, educational background, employment, ethnicity, disabilities, health restrictions, housing status and type, gender
These demographics are collected for statistical purposes only. We will also ask you for your permission (consent) to store information about you in our database, which is shared with Food Banks Canada for the purposes of researching and advocating for action against food insecurity. For more information about how Food Banks Canada uses this data, please click here.
These statistics help to address social issues and concerns in our area and can be used to lobby provincial and federal programs, funding and social change. We are grateful to those of you who choose to share this information with us.
FOOD BANK HOURS
| Monday | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 12:00pm 6:00pm – 8:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Please arrive by 11:30am to allow time to process your order.
What Food Will I Get?
- Non-Perishable Food Items
A variety of canned and packaged foods including soups, pasta, cereal, etc. - Fresh Food Items
Eggs, bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy items, etc. - Frozen Food Items
Frozen vegetables, sauces, etc.
