Maurita’s Commissary Kitchen
About Maurita’s Commissary Kitchen
Maurita’s Kitchen, on Queen Street, was converted to a commissary kitchen. Every day, hearty meals are created with the help of volunteers, producing 700 meals a day. Food is then delivered to St. John’s Kitchen, Erbs Road Shelter, and King Street Shelter. Healthy, home-made and hearty foods are an important part of providing hospitality. We work to ensure people are not hungry as they face all the other challenges of living without stable housing.
The Foodbank of Waterloo Region donates an astounding 800,000 pounds of food a year to support this work. A further group of items like cereals, crackers, canned goods, cookies, desserts, bread, condiments, juices etc. are distributed to all locations plus a weekly distribution for people who are living unsheltered or staying in unstable temporary locations.
Get Involved
We welcome volunteers weekdays in Maurita’s Kitchen to support food prep and cleaning. If you are interested, email us at [email protected].
We encourage larger donations of food to be shared with the Foodbank of Waterloo Region or email us if you have some items to donate. All food donations must be prepared in a commercial kitchen or in its original packaging.