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December 2023 Posts

Interactive website illustrates devastating choices people face to put food on the table

December 11, 2023

No one should have to choose between keeping a roof over their head and putting food on the table or paying for heat or buying their child a new winter coat. Yet according to Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount report, there...

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Acts of kindness to help people in need this holiday season

December 5, 2023

Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2023 report is showing shocking growth in food bank use that has now reached the highest levels ever recorded. In 2023, there were almost two million visits to food banks in the month of March alone,...

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Canadian provinces must join effort to help lift people with disabilities out of poverty

December 3, 2023

According to Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2023 report, people receiving provincial disability support represent 13.6 per cent of total households accessing food banks. HungerCount 2023 set alarm bells ringing that the percentage of people receiving provincial disability support in the...

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Help feed more families this holiday season

November 29, 2023

With the cost of living at record highs, individuals and families in every community across Canada are at a breaking point. Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2023 report shows that food banks across the country are experiencing overwhelming demand, with food...

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6 groups being failed by Canada’s broken social safety net

November 24, 2023

Food Banks Canada conducts the annual HungerCount survey to provide a point-in-time snapshot of food bank use nationwide and who is struggling the most. It is the only research study encompassing the country’s 4,750+ food banks and community organizations, within...

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Helping families experiencing food insecurity answer the question, ‘What’s For Dinner?’

November 23, 2023

Food bank visits in 2023 were at an unprecedented level. According to Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2023 report, there were almost two million visits to food banks in Canada in March alone, far surpassing last year’s record-breaking usage. This record...

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Food banks across Canada report almost 2 million visits in one month

October 25, 2023

In March 2023, there were almost two million visits to food banks across Canada, representing a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022, and a 78.5 per cent increase compared to March 2019, which is the highest year-over-year increase in usage...

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Calculating the greenhouse gas emission reductions from donations made to food banks

October 22, 2023

Avoidable food waste is a serious problem exacerbating both household food insecurity in Canada and climate change. According to the National Zero Waste Council, an astonishing 63 per cent of all the food Canadians throw away could have been eaten....

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Prioritizing mental health support to reduce hunger in communities

October 10, 2023

At Food Banks Canada, we know that food insecurity and mental health are strongly intertwined. Our original research is proving that financial and food insecurity or physical health challenges can negatively affect mental health. If a person’s mental health is...

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Food Banks Canada calls businesses to join the Shelve Hunger Challenge

October 3, 2023

For many people in Canada, having access to enough food to mitigate hunger is a serious challenge for a number of reasons – from transportation barriers to other factors, such as poverty and low income. Food Banks Canada research shows...

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