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March 2024 Posts

Welcoming racialized communities

March 21, 2024

Racialized communities, sometimes called Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), experience higher rates of food insecurity than white Canadians. According to data on food insecurity from the interdisciplinary research program PROOF, in 2022, 39.2 per cent of Black households...

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Feeding more families than ever before

March 15, 2024

As part of its commitment to “Feed More Families,” Loblaw Companies Limited is marking 15 years of biannual food drives in support of local food banks in communities across the country. Since 2009, Loblaw and Food Banks Canada have teamed...

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How free tax clinics help put money back in the pockets of people living paycheque to paycheque

March 12, 2024

As the cost of living in Canada continues to rise, food banks across the country are experiencing overwhelming demand. People in every community are at the breaking point, from coast to coast to coast, and many people who never thought...

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Explore the journey of bottled water to Island Lake

February 26, 2024

Even though Indigenous peoples in Canada are among the lowest contributors to greenhouse emissions in the country, academic research shows they are among the most exposed to climate change impacts – says the “My Fear Is Losing Everything”: The Climate...

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Black History Month Community Spotlight: Afro Women and Youth Foundation

February 17, 2024

Every day across the country, Black people and Black-led organizations continue to help shape Canada for the better while aspiring to find community-based solutions to some of the biggest social justice issues of our time, including the mission to relieve...

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Celebrating 30 years and a commitment to a Canada where no one goes hungry

February 14, 2024

APRIL 2024 UPDATE: Walmart’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign has raised over 100 million meals! Since the Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign launched in 2017, Walmart Canada has raised 107 million meals for Canadians from coast to coast to coast....

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How food banks are improving client choice and dignity to reach more people facing food insecurity

January 29, 2024

Choice models – or food banks laid out to allow clients some level of choice in their food selection, from offering a select number of options to a full-scale ‘grocery store’ experience – have gained popularity in recent years for...

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Introducing Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence

January 17, 2024

Food Banks Canada works in collaboration with the network of 4,750 food banks and community agencies to ensure access to safe and nutritious food for anyone who needs it within Canada. Every organization within the network upholds Food Banks Canada’s...

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How peer researchers are bringing lived experience to Food Banks Canada’s first accessibility and equity guide

January 11, 2024

As the need for food banks grows right across the country, and the diversity of the clients we support increases, the work of building welcoming and accessible spaces is more critical than ever. “We know that food insecurity and poverty...

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How temperature extremes are forcing many Canadians to cut back on basic necessities

December 16, 2023

Winter can be an extremely difficult season for Canadian households that are struggling to make ends meet amid the cost-of-living crisis. As temperatures begin to drop, cold weather events inevitably affect household energy consumption and force many people to make...

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