We just completed our 28th year serving the City of Hamilton.
This season we served
33,518 hot, nutritious meals to those in need.
Spring & Summer BBQs
Heritage Green Seventh-Day Adventist Church
349 Isaac Brock Dr. Stoney Creek
Wednesdays: 4:30 – 6:00 pm
May 14 – June 11 – July 9 – Aug. 13 – Sept. 10
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Immanuel Christian Reformed Church
61 Mohawk Rd. W. Hamilton
Every Monday: June 16 to August 11
5:00 – 6:30 pm
33,518 Meals Served
This season we were able to serve 33,518 hot, nutritious meals served with dignity and compassion! We served all of our guests from November to March at our weekly warm cafe, sit down dinner and takeaway meals.
We were very grateful to serve our guests from 9 different locations this year. We were able to help those in need in Waterdown, Hamilton and Stoney Creek. We had over 350 volunteers working weekly to alleviate hunger in our community.
Thank You to the Following Churches!
Central Presbyterian
Erskine Presbyterian
Heritage Green Seventh Day Adventist
Immanuel Christian Reformed
Knox Presbyterian
MacNab Presbyterian
St. Joseph’s Parish
St. Stephen on the Mount Anglican
Trinity Downtown Lutheran
BIG YELLOW BAG
We’re excited to partner with the Big Yellow Bag Give & Grow Program to help you get your garden blooming while supporting HOOTC!
By using the code HOC25 when you order soil or mulch, you’ll save $5 and $10 will be donated to us at Hamilton Out of the Cold.
SHOP HERE.
The new fridge has arrived... Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise the necessary funds so we could purchase an industrial fridge and streamline our ability to buy large quantities of produce. In an effort to purchase local, healthy ingredients for our guests, we recognized the need for central refrigeration and the community responded.
Thank you! We could not have done this without all of you.
Donate a car. Change a life.
GET A TAX RECEIPT.
PROUDLY 100% CANADIAN.
“Head Over to Homeless Cars”
100% of all donations stay in Ontario (including Hamilton Out of the Cold) and Winnipeg. With 70 years experience in recycling cars, there is no better foundation to turn donated cars into valuable dollars to help the homeless and food insecure. We value our donors and the important role they play in the lives we wish to help. We will serve each and every one of our donors as our most important.
We are proud to celebrate 28 years of service in the Hamilton community. HOOTC was established in December 1997 at James St. Baptist Church by two retired teachers, Gloria Colizza and Sister Carole Anne Guay. From its humble beginning of offering one meal to one single guest on its first night, HOOTC has grown to a program serving 33,518 hot meals in 2024-2025.
Our mission is to provide hot, nutritious meals for those in need in the Hamilton community. Served with dignity and compassion, HOOTC is a volunteer based, low barrier program sustained by donations of both money and food from foundations, local groups, businesses and individuals.
In our 28th year, we celebrate the tireless efforts of our incredible volunteers, the privilege of serving our deserving guests in the Hamilton area and our supportive donors who help us to continue to provide this much needed nourishment.
