It Takes a Village.

It Takes a Village. Message us to get info on hours, how to volunteer, and when or what to donate! Listowel’s cashless store & food pantry. Take good care of eachother

Supporting mental health, food security, and the challenges of everyday life. After all, it's real life and we should live it out loud. It Takes A Village is a people oriented, money free, environmentally conscious shop, located in Listowel ON. We offer community members support with food security, access to resources, navigating systems (court appointments, housing, government support) and simply

a welcoming and inclusive place to belong. To make a donation of gently used items, food or a monetary donation, please call the number attached to the page, send a message or email.

09/05/2026

EDITED TO ADD:
I believe we have this need covered! Thankyou to those of you that offered help, resources and funds! Thanks to you, they will have backpacks and school supplies to start school on Tues.

Hi again friends!
I have a request to fill a need in the community. A lady reached out to me today, she has desperately been trying to get help and nothing has been coming together for her. She is the sole caregiver right now for 4 children. These children have suffered tremendous loss in their life, and now this lady is doing her best to take care of them. She needs our help!
She needs backpacks and school supplies for a 7 yr old girl, 13 yr old boy, 13 yr old girl, and a 16 yr old boy.
I know this is getting very close to the first day of school, but can we as a community come together to help her in this way?
If you can help with this please message me!
She is also in need of a bunk bed.
The home they have is small, and at this point the 2 girls do not have a bed. If anyone has a bunk bed in good condition that you are not needing, please message me!
Thanks so much for considering this request!

09/05/2026

Good morning friends!
It has been 5 weeks since we have reopened It Takes a Village. It has been going very well and we love being able to serve our communty in this way! We are so grateful for everyone who has chosen to donate either food, gift cards or cash in the past 5 weeks. Every donation helps, and makes a difference! So thankyou!
In saying that, the need for food is a constant need.
This week soup is on sale at Food Basics for .88 cents a can, and Pasta sauce is on for 1.99. Both of those items are staples in our pantry. If you would like to help in this way, we would appreciate it so much!!

Hi friends! There is a baby, who's Mama isn't doing well, and the baby is in need of formula. If there is anyone that w...
08/20/2026

Hi friends! There is a baby, who's Mama isn't doing well, and the baby is in need of formula. If there is anyone that would like to help with this need, please private message me. This is the kind of formula that is working for this baby.
Thanks so much for considering to help in this way!
-Marjorie

08/18/2026

Good morning friends! Our food pantry shelves are getting empty! I have just been notified that pasta is on sale for .88 and tuna for $1 at Giant Tiger. The sale ends today, but if anyone would like to help out, this might be a way that you can!🙂
We appreciate you all!

08/14/2026

Hi friends! We are happy to let you know, that we are now set up for e-transfers. They can be made to [email protected]. if you would like a tax reciept, please put your name and address in the memo. We appreciate the community support!

08/01/2026

Hi friends!
I am wanting to make you all aware of a "back to school" backpack program that we running till the end of next week, Aug 8. If you have a child or know of a child that needs a backpack filled with all the back to school supplies, please come in to "It Takes a Village" and talk to us! We will take your child's name, the grade they are going into this term and a parent's phone number. We have willing volunteers to fill backpacks and they will be ready to pickup at ' it Takes a Village" the between the 25th- 29th of August
Please note: YOU DO HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR CHILDS NAME AND GRADE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET A BACKPACK!!

07/22/2026

Hi friends,
Is anyone or someone you know in need of a bed? There is a double metal frame with a box spring (no mattress ), and a twin older mattress (no holes or rips) avaliable for someone!

Also, a Brand New Queen Sized Mattress that has been slept on once
This mattress is for sale. The owner is asking $100. Pickup is in Listowel
just full disclosure)cat has not been on or even near the mattress but being transparent for allergy reasons!
If you are interested in either of these items please send me a message!
Marjorie

07/22/2026

Hi friends.... we apologize, our email is glitching right now! We are working at getting that up and running, but if you have tried emailing us, and we have not replied, its because we are not getting it. We hope to have this corrected in a few days. We apologize for any inconvenience! If you are trying to connect, the easiest way for now is through messaging on Facebook messenger. We will put out an update as soon as the email account is working! Thanks for your patience

Thanks to the "Listowel Missionary Church's VBS", the "Friendship club at Bethel CRC", and "Listowel Ag", we had a ver...
07/21/2026

Thanks to the "Listowel Missionary Church's VBS", the "Friendship club at Bethel CRC", and "Listowel Ag", we had a very nice amount of food for our opening day! Thanks for supporting It Takes a Village!

07/20/2026

Hi friends!! Just wanted to remind you all that we open TOMORROW!! Thanks for all the support up until now. Please notice the store hours will be changing for Thursday. We will be open from 10-2 from Tuesday- Saturday. At this time, our biggest pantry needs are tuna, potatoes,and carrots.
-Marjorie

Address

148 Main Street W
Listowel, ON
N4W1A1

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+15194184651

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