…to all our farming and gardening friends who have supplied Chalmers with so much wonderful fresh produce in 2018. Now that the winter season is upon us, we can take stock of the bounty provided to us by CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), garden plots, community and church gardens and folks who simply donated surplus produce […]
Last January the Guelph Community Foundation, with local partners launched a data based report which looks at what Guelph is doing well and what needs to improve. It is called Guelph and Wellington Vital Signs – Taking the Pulse of our Community. Here are a few facts which directly impact the work we do at […]
The Christmas season will soon be upon us and the Christmas Gift Bag Campaign is getting underway. We hope you will consider supporting this valuable program. Each year we hear from CCSC guests how grateful they are to receive this gift and that, for many, it is the ONLY gift they receive. For this […]
“Everyone has a talent! You just need to keep on with living until you find it.” Fern has always been such a positive person when she stops by Chalmers for a visit that her remark was no surprise. Still, it has taken some time before it became known to us the extent of her […]
In partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Self Help and Peer Support group, CCSC is offering a walking group. Our Walking Group runs every Tuesday morning and all are welcome. Christa, a volunteer from Self Help and Peer Support, comes with her son, Zachary, to our Tuesday morning cafes here at 41 Macdonell Street. […]
This is the time of year when southern Ontario comes alive with vegetables, fruit and herbs. Chalmers guests have always received as much produce as we can afford to buy and we are now beginning to add to our regular purchases with donations we receive from farms, community gardens and individual garden plots. Harcourt United […]
Tuesday, June 12, 7:30 show, doors open at 7 pm St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St. Guelph Tickets $10 Children 12 and under free Available from choir members or at the door
Hooping for Hunger – Presented by FLOW Hooping for Hunger is a family fun day and hula-hoop-a-thon which aims to raise funds for and increase education around hunger issues both locally and globally. Over the last three years, nearly $30 000 has been raised and distributed to the Chalmers Community Service Centre and The Hunger Project Canada. This year, we […]
Dear CCSC Supporter: On Sunday April 8th your presence and participation at the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Chalmers Community Services Centre are deeply appreciated and we hope that you will consider joining us as we review the accomplishments of CCSC in the past year and look forward to our exciting plans for 2018. The […]
Since Chalmers Community Services Centre began operating in 1997 its primary purpose has been based on helping provide those in need with food. Part of our mission statement includes the line “food security for all”. And yet in the city of Guelph approximately 17%, of people live with food insecurity according to the recent Vital […]
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