The Soup Kitchen, located on the lower level of George Street United Church, opened at the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre with financial support from Kathleen Pratt LeGrow. Since its inception in January 2002, the Centre has served over 120,000 meals.
Thanks to the patronage of our corporate sponsors, fundraising efforts, volunteers, and government program support, the Jimmy Pratt Centre offers three main programs.
As part of our regular support, we continue to offer a Computer Access Program based on information gathered in a comprehensive needs analysis. Many patrons suggested that this service would be a valuable addition by providing Internet access for job searching and email communication.
The Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre is an incorporated body and registered charity dedicated to the support of individuals needing assistance to manage the challenges of everyday life. We are committed to offering a welcoming environment based on realistic values. You can read more about our vision and mission here.
The Centre prides itself on developing programs that meet current and future needs. All programming is geared to identified needs and offers flexibility for ongoing positive change.
The Jimmy Pratt Centre offers several outreach community goals and objectives centered around identified needs. We reach out to all facets of the community to provide help in many aspects of everyday life. Whether it is for seniors or those facing barriers to everyday life, we offer a helping hand.
To energize innovative fundraisers, the Board of the Jimmy Pratt Centre has been instrumental in coordinating events such as Hot Soup and Cool Jazz, as well as several other significant fundraisers, such as corporate dinners, concerts, and rentals.
The Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre Inc. was established in January 2002 and is a provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization and a registered charity through the Canada Revenue Agency. We have an active Board of Directors, and our day-to-day operations are managed entirely by volunteers with two part-time staff.
The Soup Kitchen, located on the lower level of the former George Street United Church, opened at the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre with financial support from Kathleen Pratt Legrow. Since its inception in January 2002, the Centre has served over 200,000 meals.
Thanks to the patronage of our corporate sponsors, fundraising efforts, volunteers, and government program support, the Jimmy Pratt Centre offers three main programs:
We plan our programs and services based on identified needs. During COVID-19, we developed a takeaway service, providing meals throughout the pandemic. This allowed our patrons to continue receiving meals and other services on a take away basis.
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 thrilled to announce that our services now include free menstrual products for anyone in need. Starting June 26th, you can pick up free period products during regular meal service at 21 Merrymeeting Road: Read more…
We are having our Annual General Meeting on April 15th, 2026 at 5:30 pm, at The Hub, located at 21 Merrymeeting Rd, St. John’s, NL. We hope to see you there! New board members will Read more…
Please contact our office at (709) 726-8781 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) 726-8781
