Feeding Others of Dartmouth (F.O.O.D.) Society is a registered charity whose mission is to provide free home-cooked meals to adults in need within the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Hours of Operation
Operation hours for our takeout meals and donations
Takeaway Meals Served
Monday-Friday 11:30-12:30 pm
Donations
Monday-Thursday 9:00-11:00 am and 1:00-3:00 pm
Friday 9:00-11:00 am
Saturday 9:00-12:00 pm.
Approximately 3,000 meals are served monthly
Winter Wish List
UPDATED: JANUARY 9, 2026
- New 24 or 38 oz. takeaway containers (Paper Plus, Costco)
- New warm gloves
- Bottled water
- Small juice boxes
- Fresh fruit
- Granola bars
- Desserts (any kind)
- Canned milk
- Chunky soup or ravioli
- Ground coffee for perking
- Zipper-type sandwich bags (medium)
Please feel free to share widely!
Our donation drop-off times are:
Monday-Thursday 9:00-11:00 am and 1:00-3:00 pm
Friday 9:00-11:00 am
Saturday 9:00-12:00 pm.
Supporting Margaret's House
SUPPORT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL!
From the youngsters who donated some of their Christmas money, to large corporate donors and everything in between, we feel blessed. To churches, individuals, groups and businesses who held food drives, shopped our Needs list, cooked and baked, knitted warm things, checked in weekly for our donation priorities, dropped off new takeaway containers, and made financial donations … we are ever thankful. It does take a caring and committed community to help this organization function as it has for 30+ years, and we live in an exceptional one. Thanks to all and hope your support continues throughout 2026!
Recent acts of giving are shown below:
Advent Backpack Project
Advent Backpack Project
It was Advent Backpack Project Day at Margaret’s House! For the 23rd consecutive year, Divine Mercy Parish rallied their faith community and by extension, their families and friends, to assemble 150 new backpacks destined for our guests in need this holiday season. Each backpack was stuffed with a cozy blanket, personal care essentials, and comfort items, thanks to the generosity of parishioners from St. Clement, St. John XXIII, and St. Andrew, as well as the community at large. The energy and dedication were inspiring, with volunteers working together and great helpers loading up vehicles and hand-delivering the backpacks to our delighted guests. We are grateful and truly blessed!
THANK YOU BRODY AND BARRY
Brody and Barry
Twelve-year-old Brody is on a path to a lifetime of giving to others. Now in his 7th year of donating to Margaret’s House with grandfather Barry, he always looks forward to their annual shopping trip to Costco with unbridled enthusiasm. Gentlemen, thank you for your love and compassion for those in need!
Atlantic Wealth Management
Atlantic Wealth Management
We’re so excited to welcome Atlantic Wealth Management’s sponsorship of meals again this year and into 2026! Through the generosity of president Chris Valardo, guests will be treated to a delicious hot meal each month for a year, courtesy of some of our great local restaurants. This amazing partnership began in September 2025, and here are the first three eateries to be featured so far … Revana Pizza, R&B Kitchen and Subway. AWM is a true hero to Margaret’s House, its treasured guests and the Dartmouth community!
THANK YOU
Thank You, Dear Guest
The three words spoken most each day at Margaret’s House? That would be ‘please’ and ‘thank you’, without a doubt! Guests are always happy for the community’s broad support, and while this gratitude is usually verbal, occasionally it’s expressed with a beautiful gesture.
Natures Way Canada
Natures Way Canada
This spirited group of 12 local reps from Nature’s Way Canada went on a mission to fill plates and hearts. For the third year in a row, they gathered together to cook up 12 pans of lasagne and mac ‘n cheese, plus seven pans of mouth-watering apple crisp for our guests. We’re so grateful to this team for their kindness!
INTACT INSURANCE
Intact Insurance
Fifteen staff members from Intact Insurance took ‘brown bag lunch’ to a new level when they met up in their Dartmouth Crossing kitchen to feed our guests. They assembled 150 sandwiches with a variety of fillings and bagged them with extra treats. Thanks to this enthusiastic crew for their caring commitment to help deserving neighbours!
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Employees from Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada and Gallagher Insurance teamed up to supply and serve hot coffee and treats to guests. They were also put to work distributing handmade blankets from the Mother’s Union at Church of Saint Andrew Cole Harbour, Holy Trinity Emmanuel Anglican Church and Woodlawn United Church. Thanks to these enthusiastic representatives for warming up our guests on a chilly day!
Tim hortons cole harbour
Tim Hortons Smile Cookies
There were broad smiles when Tim Horton’s Cole Harbour franchisee Christy delivered 250 extra Smile cookies for our guests! When the camp fundraising campaign ended, Christy learned that their location took the most cookie sales award for the sixth year in a row.
Lakelynn Campbell
Birthday Act of Giving
Young Lakelynn marked her 5th birthday in a truly generous way. For the third year running, her family arrived bearing not just well wishes, but the gift of giving itself. Instead of presents, her mother coordinated a fundraiser among friends and relatives, collecting baking supplies and assembling them into festive trays complete with cake mix, frosting, and celebratory decorations. Lakelynn’s kindness is an inspiring reminder that compassion knows no age. Thanks to the Campbell family and a happy birthday to this remarkable young giver!
100+ Women Who Care Halifax
100+ Women Who Care HFX
Margaret’s House was so excited to learn that we’ve been selected by 100+ Women Who Care Halifax to receive a generous contribution from this very charitable group! The donation allows us to purchase a commercial convection oven and induction cooktop in order to prepare meals more efficiently. Pictured is Coordinator Karen Goudie, flanked by the group’s Co-Chairs Cheryl Cook and Shivani Madhavan. Thank you, thank you! Our thanks also to Cheryl for creating a video tour of Margaret’s House.
THANK YOU TO An Amazing Group
An Amazing Group
Margaret’s House welcomed an amazing group to the kitchen. The consumer goods packaging company brought together a team of 18 from the four Atlantic provinces to lend a hand to our charity kitchen.
These exceptionally cheerful and enthusiastic people were put right to work! Some cooked eight pans of lasagna at Christ Church Hall, others assembled four new shelves for extra storage, and the rest donned their painting clothes to refresh two bathrooms, two rooms upstairs, a hallway, footwear shelf, upstairs trim, as well as out courtyard wrought iron fence tops.
The group purchased everything needed for these tasks, including shelving, paint and related supplies, and all of the ingredients for our guests to enjoy a real culinary treat. To top it all off, they made a very generous financial donation to Margaret’s House for which we were completely delighted. Our gratitude is immeasurable!
We are also grateful to Christ Church for allowing the group to take over the Hall kitchen to prepare the lasagna. It was a wonderful day all around!
