July 2022 Posts

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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How food banks helped avoid over 100 tons of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions

June 5, 2022

Food waste is having a deeply felt impact on our physical environment. At Food Banks Canada, we are all too familiar with the paradox of millions of tons of food decomposing while millions of people experience food insecurity in their...

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Fostering collaboration to improve food security and mental health

May 27, 2022

Constantly worrying about where your next meal is coming from can be an incredibly stressful experience. According to a Statistics Canada report on food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians living in severely food-insecure households were seven times...

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Food Banker Spotlight – Sandra Cascaden

May 24, 2022

We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Sandra Cascaden from St. Joseph's Food Bank in Mission, B.C. What is your role in food banking?I am the...

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