Serving the Community in the Spirit of
Dignity & Respect.
WHO WE ARE
Chalmers is a registered charitable organization located in Guelph, Ontario.
Our primary focus is to offer food, hygiene products, diapers, animal food, and other programs throughout the year. Everyone living in Guelph is welcome to access our services. We offer services with the goal of supporting Guelphites with dignity and respect.
View Chalmers Community Resource Guide
Here!
CHALMERS 2026 IMPACT SO FAR
17,238
Food Baskets
served
19,941 Food Baskets served in 2025
630
New guests
725 New guests in 2025
55%
of guests were children
53% of guests were children in 2025
7854
Cafe guests
4006 café guests in 2025
OUR MISSION AND VISION
Our mission is to advocate for and deliver practical, meaningful programs that empower guests, and alleviate food insecurity.
A community, without poverty, where people flourish with dignity and respect.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
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Land Acknowledgement
Guelph is situated on treaty land that is steeped in rich indigenous history and home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis people today.
As citizens of Guelph we have a responsibility for the stewardship of the land on which we live and work. Today we acknowledge the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation of the Anishinaabek Peoples on whose traditional territory we meet, live, volunteer and work.