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Emergency Resources

Hours of Operation:

  • Food Bank: Monday - Thursday 1:30 - 3:30 PM

  • All Other Emergency Services: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • All Services are closed on weekends and statutory holidays

About

The Emergency Resources Program operates as part of the PGNFC Health Department and serves those in need in the Prince George area. We operate emergency and holiday food hamper programs and help support clients with urgent needs for personal care items, and local transportation.

Programs and services offered

Application Forms

Food Bank Application (PDF)
Christmas Hamper Application (PDF)

Emergency Dental Outreach Clinic

This Clinic is a non-profit, volunteer program. Dentists, Certified Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists are volunteering their time; and through donations, the Clinic is able to provide services to those less fortunate. Therefore, any donations are appreciated.

Who can access these programs or services

This clinic is for those who are:

  • Not able to afford treatment

  • Experiencing pain or infection

  • Willing to have their tooth removed

How to Access Services

  • Drop in at 1600 3rd Avenue, access the clinic by using the back doors
    (to the right when facing front of building).
    The entrance is closest to 2nd Avenue

  • The clinic is a drop in, first come first serve

  • Doors open at 3 pm to secure a spot

  • The clinic starts at 6 pm

  • Care Card or Status Card is appreciated

NOTE: Clients will not be accepted if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol or are disrespectful to staff or others.

Hours of operation

  • The Clinic is held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month

  • Doors open at 3 pm to secure a spot (first come, first served)

  • The clinic starts at 6 pm

  • Dental Outreach Clinic Dates for 2026 - (see poster)

Funded by

The Prince George Emergency Dental Outreach Clinic is a partnership with the Prince George & District Dental Society and the Prince George Native Friendship Centre

Contact the Dental Clinic:

Prince George Emergency Dental Outreach Clinic
Phone (250) 613-7246 

For Other Dental Emergencies

A Dentist is always on call at the Prince George Dental Emergency Line
(250) 563-2470

This is NOT A FREE SERVICE

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Emergency Shelters

Emergency Food Hampers

If you are a community member in need of a food hamper, you can access the application form here. 

Hampers are offered Monday through Thursday 1:30-3:30. Bring a current piece of mail, i.e. bank statement or utility bill showing your address.

The hamper room is in the basement of the Friendship Centre at 1600 3rd Avenue. Any resident of Prince George is eligible to apply.

Application forms are also available at the door of the food hamper room. 

We are grateful for the support of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, Food Banks BC, The United Way, staff donations and community member donations for making this program possible

Food Recovery and Food Donations

In partnership with Second Harvest, and Cobb’s Bread, we have been able to recover an ongoing supply of fresh bread and retail food items, for distribution via our Emergency Food Hamper program.  We are grateful for the periodic large-scale recoveries, organized by Second Harvest, that have allowed us to facilitate the receipt and distribution of large-scale food rescues, diverting from the commercial food chain viable food items that would otherwise be discarded.

We are deeply grateful to our community partners and local organizations who have come together with generosity and compassion to donate essential food staples. Their collective support strengthens our shared ability to respond to food insecurity and makes it possible for us to stand alongside community members in need, ensuring care, dignity, and nourishment reach those who need it most.

Community organizations wishing to support this work through food donations are welcome to contact the Emergency Resources Coordinator.

Who can access these programs or services?

Food Bank - Any resident of Prince George is eligible.

Thank you to our Funders & Donors

Local Public Transit Assistance – Bus Tickets

Thanks to an ongoing transit assistance program, funded and supported by United Way, we have been able to offer ongoing public transit support to folks in the community with transportation barriers. 

Transit tickets can be accessed via our main reception desk at:

1600 – 3rd Avenue, 9 am to 4 pm
Monday through Friday
Closed weekends and statutory holidays

Telus Mobility for Good

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) in partnership with the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) and TELUS, distribute mobile phones to vulnerable Indigenous women and girls who would otherwise not have access to cellular communication. Increasing accessibility to mobile communication is one part of the PGNFC’s strategy to prevent and to educate about violence against Indigenous women and girls to improve their safety through a lens of reconciliation.

Reconciliation is not just a word/a concept, we must have those hard conversations about the pathways to ending gender-based violence and create supports that are safe and respectful of the at-risk situations that many vulnerable and marginalized women and girls find themselves in. The Mobility for Good Program is a tool to provide compassionate and user-friendly cell phone mobility support.

To learn more about Telus Mobility for Good visit: Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk | TELUS

Who can access this program

All vulnerable Indigenous women and girls who would otherwise not have access to cellular communication.

How to access services

To access this service, individuals must be referred by a PGNFC program or a recognized community organization. If you are a service provider or community partner who would like more information or wish to obtain a referral form, please request a referral form by using the Email Form below.

CONTACT

Mobility For Good Facilitator - Please use this form

Christmas Hampers

In 2026, we will continue to offer the Christmas food hampers that has been a staple support here for more than 20 years. 

In 2025 we distributed over 300 hampers and are proud to be able to be part of a food secure Christmas for many Prince George households. 

To apply for a Christmas hamper, please access the application form here (available in late November)

Christmas Hamper Application

Information Contact

Emergency Resources Coordinator

Phone (250) 564-3568 Ext. 215