WELCOME TO THE CCSAI FOOD BANK

We know that access to food is a very common concern for a number of Centennial College students. To help fight food insecurity on campus, we have partnered with Daily Bread Food Bank to open a new Food Bank at the Progress Campus to serve our student population.

Keep scrolling to learn more about how the food bank works and how you can access it.

Frequently Asked Question

Q. Who can use this service?
A. Any current Centennial College student is eligible to use the food bank. You must be registered with Daily Bread Food Bank (info and link below) and you must be able to travel to the Progress campus to access the food bank.

Q. What Do I Receive?
A. The CCSAI Food Bank distributes pre-packaged food hampers. The hampers are intended to meet an individuals meal needs for 2-3 days

Q. What is in the food hamper?
A. The hampers are packed in accordance with your dietary restrictions and preferences that you indicate on your Daily Bread Food Bank application. Please note for the initial operation of the CCSAI Food Bank, we will only be offering non-perishable food items. Once we can begin in-person service and assess ongoing demand, we will add fresh produce, grains and dairy to the hampers.

Q. How often can I use the service?
A. Members can access the food bank and receive a hamper a maximum of once per week (7 days). We will have limited stock week to week. We will do our best to maintain ample stock year-round but may run short from time to time as we go through our first year of operation until we can assess the demand.
* Members must submit a request each time they would like to access the service.
** Requests for food bank visits must be submitted a minimum of 48 business hours prior to the day you want to visit for example

Tuesday visit request	Submit by the Friday before
Thursday visit request	Submit by the Tuesday before
Example: Request visit on June 3 (Thursday)	Submit by 10 am June 1 (Tuesday)

Q. How do I Access the food bank?
A. There are four (4) easy steps to access the service. You can see them directly below here.

Register

Before you can utilize the service, you will need to register with Daily Bread Food Bank. You can do so discretely and securely at their website .

Fill Out the Appointment Request Form

Once you have a Daily Food Bank registration number you can scroll to the bottom of this page and fill in the appointment form. You’ll hear back from our team within 48 hours and receive an assigned 15-minute pick up time – we’ll do our best to book the appointment in your preferred time slot. We will contact you via the phone number you provide. If you don’t answer the phone, we can’t confirm your appointment.

Please note appointments can only be booked through this site – ccsai.ca/foodbank. The dailybread.link2feed.ca page cannot be used to request appointments at the CCSAI Food Bank.

Check In at the Student Centre at Your Assigned Time

Once you arrive on campus for your appointment, please present your student ID card to our staff – they’ll be the ones at the North entrance to Student Centre (on the parking lot side of the building). Please abide by all social distancing markers on site and only arrive during your scheduled time.

Please do not arrive on campus without a confirmed appointment. For everyone’s safety we are required to limit the number of people on site at any time during our operations.

Pick Up Your Food Hamper

Once you’ve presented your ID, our team members will bring out your food hamper and place it in a designated pickup area and step back so that you can pick up your hamper contact-free. The hampers will be pre-packed and there will be space for you to review the contents. If there are any items that you do not wish to take, there will be a container that you can leave the items in so that they can be used by another student.

Food Bank Appointment Request