Food and nutrition services
Emergency food programs such as food banks, community meals, holiday meals, and meals on wheels can be found at Ontario 211.
Community food programs and partners
In Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
In Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington
In Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties
Food policy councils
- The KFL&A Food Policy Council is an independent body consisting of a diverse group of members who live or work in the Southeast Public Health area. The Council’s mandate is to work towards the KFL&A Food Charter’s purpose of creating a secure and sustainable food system for the Southeast Public Health region.
- FoodcoreLGL is a coalition of food activists and organizations across Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, who work to take practical steps to realize the vision of the Food Charter.
Dietitian services
- Registered dietitians are trained to provide nutrition information. Unlike a nutritionist, a registered dietitian has completed an accredited post-secondary program, supervised practical training, and written a national registration exam. Learn more about dietitians at the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
- Ontario residents can access free nutrition information and advice by calling 811 or using Health811’s online chat.
- Registered dietitians are often part of family health teams. Contact your health-care provider to see if this option is available for you.
- Ontario Health at Home can assess and determine if eligibility criteria are met for their home-based services or will help link you to other dietitian services in the community. They can be reached at 310-2222 (no area code required).
Publicly-funded dietitian services
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
- Belleville Quinte West Community Health Centre (group sessions are open to non-rostered clients) – 613-962-0000
- Gateway Community Health Centre – 613-478-1906, extension 228
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital – 705-653-1140, extension 2248
- Quinte Health – 613-969-7400, extension 2028
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington
- Kingston Community Health Centres – 613-542-2949
- Rural Frontenac Lennox & Addington Allied Health Team – , extension 688
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties
- ConnectWell Community Health (Lanark) – 613-257-5687
- Country Roads Community Health Centre (Westport and Portland) – 613-272-3302
- Rideau Community Health Services (Brockville, Kemptville, Merrickville, Smiths Falls, Perth) – 613-283-1952
- Perth and Smiths Falls Hospital – 613-267-1500
- Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital – 613-257-2200
Publicly-funded diabetes education can be accessed at:
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital – 705-653-1140, extension 2158
- Quinte Health – 613 969-7400, extension 2028
- Prince Edward Family Health Team – 613-399-1281
- Bancroft Family Health Team – 613-332-1565, extension 238
- Gateway Community Health Centre – 613-478-1906, extension 228
- Community Wellbeing Centre, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory – 613-967-3603
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Hotel Dieu – 613-544-3400, extension 3590
- Lennox & Addington County General Hospital – 613-354-3301, extension 285
- Maple Diabetes – 613-531-6086
- Napanee Area Community Health Centre – 613-354-8937
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties
- Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital (Carleton Place) – 613-257-2200
- Country Roads Community Health Centre (Westport and Portland) – 613-272-3302
- Kemptville District Hospital Diabetes Education Program (Kemptville) – 613-258-6133, extension 255
- Rideau Community Health Services
- Brockville – 613-498-1555
- Smiths Falls – 613-284-2558
Visit our eating disorders and disordered eating page for help.
Private dietitians’ services can be found online or through Dietitians of Canada’s Find a Dietitian Directory DOC. These services may not be covered by OHIP. Some medical benefit plans provide coverage for private dietitian services.
There are many trusted resources, like Unlock Food, Healthy Canadians, and Cookspiration, that provide useful information on nutrition.