December 2025 Posts
Stories of Human Potential: The Community-Minded Contractor
December 18, 2025
At Food Banks Canada, we believe that food banks open doors: they allow for everyone to support one another through life’s challenges and pursue possibilities. We’re grateful to the former food bank clients who’ve generously agreed to share their stories...
’Tis the Season to Give Back
December 8, 2025
This month, food banks across Canada will serve over two million visitors. Thanks to these crucial organizations and their generous supporters, families in need will have the chance to gather around a hearty holiday meal. This simple act can spark...
Food on the Move
December 4, 2025
Last July, a consumer-goods company with a warehouse in Brampton, Ont., faced a common issue: inventory that would be tricky to sell. In this case, the product was baby formula. Its expiry date was six months away, but formula is...
Keeping It Fresh (or Frozen)
November 10, 2025
During the season when local harvest is the main attraction at grocery stores and farm stands, many food banks offer their clients a taste of fresh local bounty as well. Take, for example, People for a Healthy Community, a nonprofit...
Northern Connections
October 7, 2025
Nearly half the clients served by the Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank (NNNFB) in Iqaluit are under the age of 18. Therefore, NNNFB aims to provide some food options that children tend to appreciate. One option is a product called...
Seniors Are Crushing It in the Food Banking Sphere. Here’s to Their Incredible Contributions!
October 1, 2025
Volunteers are the backbone of food banks. They give their time, energy and care to meeting clients’ needs, whether they’re staffing the warehouse, delivering much-needed meal staples during nasty weather or helping those experiencing food insecurity to access social supports...
Investing in Northern Communities’ Solutions for Hunger
September 23, 2025
At kilometre 699 of Yukon’s Klondike Highway, not far south of Dawson City, there’s a teaching farm established and administered by Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation. Goats, rabbits, pigs, chickens and ducks are among the animals living there. In the summertime,...
A Milestone Moment for Excellence in Canadian Food Banking
September 4, 2025
Canada’s food bank network is committed to continuous evolution and improvement, and if you need proof, look no further than this: 100 food banks and organizations across Canada have now been officially accredited in Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence!...
Near or Far, the National Food Sharing System Gets Nourishment to Where It’s Needed
September 2, 2025
Three hundred thousand pounds of potatoes. Over 20,000 pounds of rice. Over 160,000 pounds of baby formula. These are just a few recent examples of the largescale donations that Food Banks Canada receives and distributes to food banks nationwide through...
Grocery Stores Are Uniquely Positioned to Relieve Food Insecurity: Here’s How
August 1, 2025
Each summer, Grocery Heroes Day recognizes employees in grocery stores and other parts of the food supply chain for the work they do feeding families. At Food Banks Canada, we’re pleased to highlight their crucial contributions to food banking. Food...
