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Starting April 1st the LRCA office hours are changing to better serve our community.

LRCA is hosting Heart on the Hill, a special Day of Service dedicated to serving our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

LRCA is offering Income Tax Assistance to help make the process simple and stress-free for our community.

This Toy Drive is a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when a community comes together. Thank you for helping make the season brighter for local families!

The Ladysmith Resources Centre provides short term (8-10 sessions) counselling support for community members.

This 8-week workshop will run every Wednesday starting January 14, 2026, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.

See our office's holiday hours for 2025/26.

Island Savings donated to the Born Healthy program.

Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) has officially been accredited through Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence program!

Western Forest Products donated $2,000 to the Christmas Cheer Fund.

Last year, our volunteers picked over 8,000 lbs of fruit and vegetables! Over a third is distributed to local organizations (Food Pantry, Ladysmith Shelter, LaFF, etc.) with the hard-working volunteers and generous homeowners sharing the remainder.

We are excited to reintroduce ourselves as the Ladysmith Food Pantry.

Paul Mycroft donated $820 to Eliina Alle of the Ladysmith Food Bank from his annual Men of Ladysmith gathering.

The Interact group of the Ladysmith Secondary School brought almost 20 students together to make Apple Danishes! From cleaning, peeling, chopping about 30 pounds of apples* to assembling mountains of delicious pastries these delightful young people gave generously of their time, talents, and enthusiasm.

The Ladysmith Kinsmen donated $4,627.55 to the Food Bank from the proceeds of their hot dog sale.

The Back Pack Program delivers weekly bags of non-perishable food to children and families through local schools, ensuring they have enough to eat over the weekends.

From November 18 - 24, Tim Hortons restaurant owners will be supporting local charities and community groups across Canada.

Thank you to Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary! Their generosity supports Early Years and Seniors’ programs through the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association.

Seniors Coffee Drop-In will not be running for July & August. Watch the website and social media for start dates. Students Helping Seniors Program is now up and running! Please contact Kaylee at 250-714-5762 or email shs@lrca.ca.

We had a lovely surprise this morning at the LRCA! Paul Papastavros, Design Consultant at Budget Blinds Ladysmith delivered us a cheque for $2938.49! We are incredibly grateful to Paul and the whole team at Budget Blinds for their generous donation. Thanks for shopping local and supporting our community!

Free transportation to medical appointments is provided by Island Health. Call 1-844-940-6617 for more information.

Have your say! Please fill out this short survey on transportation services in Ladysmith. Ladysmith and Surrounding Communities Transportation Survey

Review and apply for the current job opportunities at the LRCA.

The Rotary Club of Ladysmith donated $3750.00 to help fund our Backpack Project which provides non-perishable foods to children at both Ladysmith Primary School and Ladysmith Intermediate School. From left to right: Shannon Crowards, Poverty Reduction Outreach Worker (LRCA), Gerry Beltgens, President (Rotary), Suzanne Otterson, Director Community Service (Rotary), Carmen Barclay, Executive Director (LRCA), Brian…

A huge thank you to our local Ladysmith Fraternal Order of Eagles #2101 for their incredibly generous donation of $2449.99 to our food security programs. Community support is behind everything we do.

CommUNITY in action!