Food bank and food help in Armstrong, BC

The Armstrong Food Bank is at 3459 Pleasant Valley Road. It gives emergency food hampers to people who live in Armstrong or Spallumcheen. Call 250-546-3465 to register.

Armstrong Food Bank

• Who it serves: Families and single people who live in Armstrong or Spallumcheen
• What to bring: Proof of your address
• How to start: Call 250-546-3465

A regional food guide from February 2025 listed these hours. Call first, because hours change.

• Monday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm
• Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 am to 12 pm

BGC Okanagan runs the food bank. See the Armstrong Food Bank listing.

Other food help in town

• Gathering Grounds Thrift Store at 2520 Pleasant Valley Boulevard gives out monthly food hampers. Call 778-442-0019.
• Farmers’ market coupons. The BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program gives coupons to spend at the Armstrong Farmers’ Market. Ask the food bank how to apply.
• Armstrong Food Initiative Society runs community gardens and shares produce.

Help for seniors

Nexus BC Community Resource Centre in Vernon helps seniors with housing, health, legal, and food resources. See also our guide to seniors’ housing and services.

How to give

The food bank takes food and money. Call 250-546-3465 to ask what it needs most this month.

Thrift stores also turn donations into local help. The Bargain Bin funds local health care, and Kindale supports people with disabilities. See the thrift stores guide.

More help

• Who to call in Armstrong and Spallumcheen
• Doctors, dentists, and pharmacies
• Churches in Armstrong and Spallumcheen

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