August 2022 Posts

Food Banker Spotlight – Dan Huang-Taylor

August 3, 2022

We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Dan Huang-Taylor from Food Banks BC. What is your role in food banking? I am the executive director for...

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How HUB grants are improving the operational efficiency of food banks

July 27, 2022

There’s a lot more to food banking in Canada than meets the eye. In the network of over 4,750 hunger relief organizations supported by Food Banks Canada across the country, donations of money and food — combined with local storage...

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How a food bank in Nunavut turned donated P.E.I. potatoes into tuktu poutine

July 9, 2022

When life gives you potatoes, make tuktu poutine! That’s what the Ikurraq Food Bank in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut did after receiving 22,500 pounds of P.E.I. potatoes distributed by Food Banks Canada between March and May this spring. Utilizing its strong...

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Securing national food donations through the Retail Food Program

July 6, 2022

Every year, food banks in Canada strive to ensure that individuals experiencing food insecurity are provided with fresh and nutritious food where and when they need it most. With the abundance of choices on the shelves of your local grocer,...

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Food Banks Canada expands After the Bell program to meet summer child hunger demand

July 5, 2022

Child hunger in Canada is a serious issue. Year after year, one of the most alarming findings to emerge from Food Banks Canada’s annual HungerCount report is how disproportionately food insecurity is impacting children — even in a country as wealthy...

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Food Banker Spotlight – Arianna Scott

June 29, 2022

We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Arianna Scott from Food Banks Alberta. What is your role in food banking? 2011–2018: Executive Director, Wood Buffalo Food...

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Delivering healthy food packs to children facing summer hunger in the Far North

June 29, 2022

When Shontell MacInnis was working as a teacher in Iqaluit, she remembers how serious an issue summer child hunger was for her students. Now on the board of directors for the Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank in Iqaluit, MacInnis says...

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How food donations help the Ottawa AIDS Committee create a refuge for queer and trans community members

June 24, 2022

Not all people experience food insecurity equally. Some populations, like people living with HIV/AIDS, are more vulnerable to hunger because of ongoing stigma and discrimination rooted in homophobia, transphobia, racism, and gender-based violence that they face. According to Food Banks...

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The return to Gipsy Lake

June 21, 2022

Since time immemorial, the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation people in northern Alberta have used Gipsy Lake to gather fish as a healthy source of food in the winter. However, following the creation of the reserve system, the administrative base...

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Improving access to culturally appropriate food for Afghan refugees

June 20, 2022

Reaching our most vulnerable neighbours with nutritious food when they need it is at the heart of Food Banks Canada’s mission to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow. Across the country, vulnerable groups are continuing to encounter inequitable social...

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