February 2025 Posts
Walmart’s Fight Hunger Spark Change campaign is “a bedrock of vital support” for Canadian communities
February 20, 2025
A lot has changed since Walmart Canada and Food Banks Canada joined forces on their first Fight Hunger Spark Change campaign in 2017. For one thing, the need for food banks in Canada has soared from around 1.1 million monthly...
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Spread the spirit: Rewarding ways to support food banks this holiday season
December 2, 2024
When the holidays return each year, they remind us of the joys that can be found in giving. Whether gifts are big or small, they show others that we care. Supporting food banks is a meaningful way to give back...
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More needed than ever: Loblaw’s 15th holiday food drive to help stock local food banks
November 28, 2024
For 15 years, Loblaw Companies Ltd., its employees and its shoppers have helped food banks across Canada to feed more families through its biannual food drives. So far, this sustained commitment has resulted in more than 70 million meals for...
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Food Banks Canada has one of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures. Here’s why!
November 21, 2024
In November 2024, Waterstone Human Capital recognized Food Banks Canada for embodying one of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures of the year. This award celebrates best-in-class Canadian organizations with cultures that have helped them enhance performance. Food Banks Canada aims...
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After the Bell brings necessary relief to families with children
October 10, 2024
Recent research released by Statistics Canada indicates that 23% of Canadians are worried about needing the help of a food bank in the next six months. The most stressed were families with young children. Over half of households with children,...
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Addressing the continued need for food security in the North
September 26, 2024
Residents of Canada's North have long faced the burden of high food costs. Before the pandemic, the price disparity for essentials like food, transportation and fuel was already significant in these remote areas. Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have only...
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Groceries for Good: How Kraft Heinz Brings a Dependable Supply of In-Demand Products to Food Banks
September 25, 2024
In the midst of soaring needs, Food Banks Canada has been able to distribute millions of pounds of shelf-stable food staples across the nationwide network of 5,100 food banks and community agencies. This impressive feat couldn’t have happened without Kraft...
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