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October 2025 Posts

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...
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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,...
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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!...
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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...
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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...
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Food Banks Canada Data Challenges Assumptions About Newcomers’ Circumstances

July 17, 2025

Every year, Food Banks Canada surveys the food bank network to provide a unique and valuable lens on food insecurity in this country. Our research contradicts the persistent false assumption that newcomers, or newly arrived refugees in particular, receive a...
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The Emergency Response Program: A Safety Net for Food Banks During Times of Disaster

July 7, 2025

When a severe ice storm hit parts of southern Ontario late in March 2025, Kawartha Food Share general manager Ashlee Aitken knew she was in for a challenge. Comprised of 37 member agencies in Peterborough and the surrounding region, Kawartha...
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Get out to vote!

April 15, 2025

How to vote in the Canadian election with food insecurity as your priority Voting is a powerful tool that can help address food insecurity in our communities. This election comes at a critical moment when we need immediate action to...
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Free tax clinics at food banks achieve massive “returns” on investment 

March 24, 2025

In the spring of 2024, when “Marlice,” a single mother of one, walked into the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, she simply expected to get some help filing her taxes. What she didn’t yet know was that this free...
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This spring, help us feed more families than ever before

March 13, 2025

It’s time for the  Loblaw Companies Ltd. annual Spring Food Drive to Feed More Families across Canada. From March 13th to April 2nd, 2025, you can support by donating non-perishable food items in-store or by making a monetary donation at...
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