The Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre is a provincially incorporated non-profit organization and registered charity. We are dedicated to supporting individuals facing the challenges of everyday life by providing meals, community programs, and a welcoming environment for all. Our organization is guided by an active Board of Directors, dedicated volunteers and two part-time staff members.
Beginning in the lower level of George Street United Church, our signature Soup Kitchen was established with financial support from Kathleen Pratt LeGrow. Since opening in 2002, we have served over 200,000 meals to individuals and families in our community. Now located at The Hub, we continue our mission of providing inclusive and accessible community programming.
Through the generosity of our sponsors, volunteers, donors, and government partners, we offer three core programs: the Cenovus Breakfast Program, Friday Opportunity Lunch, and Seniors Inclusion Program. We also provide free menstrual products and a Computer Access Service, introduced after a needs analysis showed its value for job searching and communication.
We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone is treated with dignity and compassion. Our programs are guided by realistic, community-focused values and a belief that everyone deserves access to support and connection. Learn more about our mission and values here.
One of the significant components of successful operations and programming at the Jimmy Pratt Centre continues to be our sponsors. Volunteers who originate from these sponsors work at the Centre weekly and form the nucleus of our overall volunteer program operations and management.
Financial support remains essential to our work. Our sponsors provide both volunteers and financial support to ensure that the Centre can meet the various goals and objectives that continue to give the formula for success.
We are super excited to announce our first ever community market coming up on Saturday, November 28 from 10am-4pm at our location—21 Merrymeeting Road in The Hub. The Merrymeeting Market will feature local vendors, food Read more
Fall is in full swing, and it’s been busy here at the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre. Have a look at our newsletter release for October—it includes updates from September, as well as events and Read more
The Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre would like to recognize World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day, which both fell on October 10. The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day was “Lived Read more
Please contact our office at (709) 325-5433 to learn more about options in support of the many services offered at the Centre. Also, feel free to send us an email message to contact@jimmyprattcentre.ca or use our convenient form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Our Office currently operates during the week from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.
If you are interested in volunteering your time for a couple of hours a week, we would love to hear from you.
Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre
21 Merrymeeting Rd, St. John's, NL, Canada, A1C 2V6
(709) 325-5433