June 2026 Posts
Fresh Food for Kids: The Impact of Subway Canada’s Never Miss Lunch Program
June 15, 2026
Each week throughout the summer, Community Food Share, an organization that runs food banks in Morrisburg and Winchester, Ontario, distrtibutes green canvas bags full of healthy food — fruit pouches, granola bars, cheese and crackers, and more — to school-aged children. “For many families, these packs fill a critical gap when school meal programs are...
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Presenting the 2025 Food Banks Canada Partner Awards
June 8, 2026
From a steady stream of food to transportation services to investments in innovative programs, there are many ways that associations, corporations and foundations provide crucial support to food banking and food security in Canada. Food Banks Canada’s Partner Awards shine a spotlight on some of the most remarkable contributions from organizations. We selected the honorees based on their total contributions in...
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Many Kids Don’t Have the Essentials: Here’s Why the Official Childhood Poverty Rate Doesn’t Capture Them All
May 25, 2026
Nearly 15% of children in Canada don’t participate in organized activities outside of school because of the cost, nearly 5% don’t have the school supplies required by their teacher, and nearly 9% live in households that can’t afford to keep the house or apartment at a comfortable temperature all year round, according...
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Stories of Human Potential: The Recognizant Cameraman
May 6, 2026
At Food Banks Canada, we believe that food banks open doors: they allow for everyone to support one another through life’s challenges and pursue possibilities. We’re grateful to the people who’ve generously agreed to share their stories to show how this truth plays out in...
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Standards of Excellence Ambassadors: Clarington East Food Bank on Achieving the Standards as a Smaller Organization
April 30, 2026
In early 2024, Food Banks Canada launched a set of national standards covering all areas of food bank operations. These benchmarks strengthen accountability and trust, ensure good practices, and equip food banks to serve their communities as effectively as possible. So far, over 300 food banks have achieved...
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Meeting Milestones Together: Celebrating Powerful Partnerships
April 27, 2026
In one way or another, everyone relies on others for support. Take food banks, which support communities by helping everyone to get the nourishment they need. Facing a record level of demand — nearly 2.2 million visits each month — food banks need support, too. Food Banks Canada is there to help get more food into the food bank...
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Five Things You Should Know About Hunger Among Employed People
April 16, 2026
It used to be that employment — especially full-time employment — significantly reduced the risk of food insecurity. But now, more and more working people in Canada are struggling to put food on the table. In fact, for every 100 people who visit a food bank, 19 have employment as their main source...
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Transforming Surplus Into Support
April 9, 2026
On a picturesque rural property north of Hamilton, Ont., Lucas Catalfamo tends to over 10,000 apple and pear trees. During the harvest season, his business, The Apple Orchard, attracts lots of day-trippers and U-pickers from the surrounding area. Last November, with seasonal visits waning and winter closing in, Catalfamo asked his staff to glean as many remaining apples as possible from his trees. He had decided to donate them to...
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“Life-Changing Financial Relief”: Tackling Hunger with Tax Clinics
April 3, 2026
Photo above: Tax preparers volunteering for Unison at Kerby Centre’s free tax clinic in Calgary Last spring, “Julia,” a 72-year-old woman living in Calgary, was feeling overwhelmed. It was the latest of several tax seasons when she hadn’t filed her income taxes. She knew it needed to be done, but she didn’t have any T-slips on hand and didn’t really know how to...
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Your Local Food Bank Needs Help Meeting Your Community’s Needs. The Loblaw Feed More Families™ Spring Food Drive Offers Simple Ways to Pitch In.
March 19, 2026
Whether it’s a family trying to get back on their feet after an unexpected illness or a young person struggling to land their first job, food banks across Canada try their utmost to get everyone the nourishment and energy they need to move forward with hope. But food banks can’t continue doing this without help, especially given that the need for their support has doubled over the...
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