61,400 meals
Served or delivered, up 18% on 2024, at an average cost of $4.10 a meal.
Meals
Mon–Fri, 4:30–6:30 · deliveries from 3
A community kitchen in Surrey, BC
A hot meal, no questions asked. 1,240 of them last week.
We cook and deliver for neighbours who need it. Every dollar you give goes into the kitchen — 140 volunteers do the rest, and the books are open to anyone who asks.
The kitchen
10692 King George Blvd, Surrey
Volunteers
140 regulars · new hands always needed
What we run
Four programs, one kitchen.
Everything happens out of the same building, which keeps the overhead at 11% and the food hot.
10692 King GeorgeThe kitchen, since 2014
Why we exist
The gap between a bad month and a missed meal.
Open Hands started with a pot of soup in a church basement, made for twelve people. Last year we served 61,000 meals. The reason isn't that Surrey has more hungry people than anywhere else; it's that rent, groceries and childcare have outrun wages, and a single unexpected bill can empty a fridge.
We don't ask why someone is here. We ask whether they want the vegetarian option.
Read the annual reportImpact
Where the money went last year.
From our 2025 audited financials, which are published in full on the reports page.
89 cents
Of every dollar donated went to food and programs. Eleven cents covered rent, insurance and wages.
140 volunteers
Contributed 21,800 hours, which is the equivalent of eleven full-time staff.
Get involved
Dates for your diary.
- Nov 84:30pm
Community dinner
Roast chicken, vegetarian lasagne, and whatever the bakery sends.
- Nov 2210am
Volunteer orientation
One hour, no commitment. Bring a friend.
- Dec 139am–4pm
Holiday hamper packing
Six hundred hampers in one day. Many hands needed.
- Jan 1011am
Open kitchen tour
See the operation, meet the chef, ask the awkward funding questions.