February 2023 Posts
Food Banker Spotlight – Al Huckaby
February 2, 2023
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Al Huckaby from the Dryden Food Bank in Dryden, Ontario. What is your role in food banking? Manager of...
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New map reveals risk of food insecurity faced by northern communities due to climate change, reduced winter road access
January 31, 2023
Food insecurity is at crisis levels in many northern communities – a fact that is being exacerbated by the adverse effects of climate change. In Canada’s most remote and northern regions, where food insecurity is disproportionately higher than it is...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Hal Roberts
January 4, 2023
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Hal Roberts from the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre Society in Summerland, B.C. What is your role in...
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Make a difference this holiday season
December 12, 2022
As individuals, friends, and families in Canada gear up for the 2022 holiday season, our minds turn toward festivities that are filled with loved ones, gift exchanges and some of our favourite dishes served at the dinner table. With food...
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Loblaw to match Holiday Food Drive donations up to $100,000 amid historic food bank demand
December 2, 2022
This past year has been especially difficult for food banks on the mission to end hunger in Canada. While food banks across the country have been experiencing a decline in public donations, the demand for food bank services has also...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Madi Corry
December 1, 2022
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Madi Corry from the Campus Food Bank in Edmonton, Alberta. What is your role in food banking? I am...
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‘Tis the season to give and share
November 29, 2022
Monetary gifts made to Food Banks Canada help us make a world of difference in the lives of people affected by food insecurity, but gifts in kind serve an equally important role in our work to ensure that no one...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Nicole Mountain
October 28, 2022
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Nicole Mountain from The Upper Room Hospitality Ministry Inc. in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. What is your role in...
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Help provide an answer to food insecurity through the Kraft Heinz ‘What’s For Dinner?’ campaign
October 13, 2022
What’s for dinner? It’s the age-old question and problem to solve, but the answers are becoming more and more difficult to come by for individuals and families who are struggling to put food on the table amid the cost-of-living crisis...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Rachael Wilson
October 3, 2022
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Rachael Wilson from the Ottawa Food Bank. What is your role in food banking? I am the CEO of...
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