Remember the Food Bank

Summer is almosover and before we know it, Autumn will be here. At any time of the year, your neighbours need your help. Food Banks Canada is a national charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadians living with food insecurity. They support a network of Provincial Associations, affiliate food banks, and food agencies that work at the community level to relieve hunger. Their work is focused on maximizing collective impact, strengthening local capacity, and reducing the need for food banks. 

Support your local Food Bank and Food Bank Canada offers several programs that help food banks enhance their ability to acquire a safe and steady supply of nutritious food and distribute it to people in their communities.  More importantly and perhaps not recognized as much is that the Food Bank programs not only help food banks to deliver food but they help deliver a range of other supports, including education and skills training in nutrition, meal planning, food preparation, and food growing. These programs help individuals and families lessen their reliance on the Food Bank.

One program that the Food Bank offers is The National Food Sharing System (NFSS), which is a cornerstone of its network support. Through this program, they acquire safe, nutritious, good quality food and essential consumer products in large quantities from corporate donors. These donations are transported to a national or provincial hub for sorting and then distributed fairly to provincial associations and the network of affiliate food banks.

Each year this program provides community food banks across the country with on average 5-6 million kg (11-13 million pounds) of non-perishable and fresh foods and consumer products worth approximately $32 million. By working in partnership with corporate donors, Food Bank Canada help them achieve their corporate social responsibility objectives, environmental goals, and financial goals, while also helping millions of Canadians in need.

To participate, please contact   ooddonations@foodbankscanada.ca.