During the COVID19 Pandemic the Jimmy Pratt Outreach Centre Soup Kitchen and Dining Room in downtown St. John’s Newfoundland closed it’s dining room due to the need for social distancing. So the Outreach Centre switched to a take out service. This video shows Blake Cryderman and Glenn Noseworthy’s combined Breakfast Read more…
The Jimmy Pratt Centre and its volunteers are busy packaging fruit of grocery hampers for seniors needing a helping hand and also the seniors who are members of their Seniors Inclusion Program. Thanks to funding provided by New Horizons and Help Age Canada over 50 hampers and fruit offerings to Read more…
On March 20th 2020 Tamlin Morrissey, – Harris,Employee Services Assistant presented the Senior’s Program with a donation from their social Committee. The donation of $750.00 was raised by the staff of the corporation Pictured below is Miss Morrissey – Harris and Josh Shea.
Husky Energy Donates Computers The Jimmy Pratt Centre offers is patrons internet access at the centre. Two computers have been available for a number of years however, over the past few month these units became unreliable as they were operating with Windows XP, an older version which limited their ability Read more…
On July 12th representatives of the Edge basket ball and the Growlers Hockey Team presented the Jimmy Pratt Centre with a cheque for $5,000.00 to help with the continuation of the many service programs offered at the centre. One had for the presentation were Murray Chaplain manager of the booster Read more…
The Board of Directors of the Centre appreciate the work of the many volunteers that make the Centre a growing success. With this in mind, the entire board decided to prepare a hot dinner for the volunteers with all arrangements and coordination including the actual cooking of the meal Read more…
The Jimmy Pratt Centre was very pleased and excited to have had a visit from the Moderator of the United Church of Canada earlier last Fall. Details can be found on the George St. United Church web page at www.georgestunitedchurch.com under the “events” heading. We are also pleased that the Read more…
The Jimmy Pratt Centre currently offers a “hot breakfast” every Monday Morning as well as a hot meal for lunch every Friday. The kitchen is run totally by volunteers who prepare and serve the meals with added support from corporate sponsors.
Volunteers are the key component to continued service and consistency in quality.
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Through the generous support of corporate sponsors, and the hard work of their staff along with our volunteers we are able to provide a hot, nutritious meals to all that come. No one is turned away. If we run out of food, we simply prepare more. No one goes away without a meal. (more…)
Please click on the video to see an overview of the day to day workings of our outreach Centre. Please note that the breakfast Program is Sponsored by Husky Energy both Financially and with weekly volunteers. The Soup Kitchen on Friday is sponsored by our Corporate Community and shown in Read more…