The Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed operates the most accessible food bank in the greater Victoria region, situated in Victoria’s downtown core. Our food bank provided 600,000 pounds of food, beverages and hygiene products to families and individuals; equivalent of an estimated 480,000 meals or 1,300+ meals per day! Our mission is to ensure that anyone in need of food can access the groceries they need without feeling shame, guilt or fear.
Give The gift of Literacy
If you visit our Food Bank and have a child under the age of five, don’t miss the opportunity to pick up free books to read with your little one! We’re proud to partner with the 1000×5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, an early literacy initiative rooted in a simple but powerful belief: if a child hears 1,000 books by the age of five, he or she will be much better prepared to succeed in school and beyond.
The 1000×5 program helps lay the foundation for lifelong learning, one story at a time. Talk to our staff about registration.
New Hours
Open Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (closed on the 3rd or 4th Thursday each month, call 250-953-1588 to confirm)
Location
Telephone
250-953-1588 (Please leave a voicemail, and allow at least 24 hours for a response.)
If you are an individual or family with a question about hamper access at our Queens Ave Market location that you were not able to find the answer to on this page, please reach out to our Market team via foodbank@mustardseed.ca.
If you are a charity/organization representative with a question about accessing food through our Food Security Distribution Centre, please reach out to warehouse@mustardseed.ca.
Please allow at least 24 hours for a response.
Remember to bring:
Identification for all members of your household and shopping bags.
How To Help
Current requests for donations
Items we won’t or are not taking
Meals Per Day
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