October 2025 Posts

HungerCount 2025 Shows the Urgency of Feeding Human Potential

October 24, 2025

Kimothy Stewart lives in Fredericton and works as a marketing coordinator for Parks New Brunswick. She’s a proud mother of two, and in her spare time, she serves on the board of Greener Village, a major local food bank and...

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Northern Connections

October 7, 2025

Nearly half the clients served by the Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank (NNNFB) in Iqaluit are under the age of 18. Therefore, NNNFB aims to provide some food options that children tend to appreciate. One option is a product called...

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Seniors Are Crushing It in the Food Banking Sphere. Here’s to Their Incredible Contributions!

October 1, 2025

Volunteers are the backbone of food banks. They give their time, energy and care to meeting clients’ needs, whether they’re staffing the warehouse, delivering much-needed meal staples during nasty weather or helping those experiencing food insecurity to access social supports...

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Investing in Northern Communities’ Solutions for Hunger

September 23, 2025

At kilometre 699 of Yukon’s Klondike Highway, not far south of Dawson City, there’s a teaching farm established and administered by Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation. Goats, rabbits, pigs, chickens and ducks are among the animals living there. In the summertime,...

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Our 2025 Poverty Report Card Offers a Glimmer of Hope and a Pathway to Reduce Food Insecurity in Canada

September 15, 2025

Poverty and food insecurity in Canada have risen almost 40% over the past two years. This bleak finding is one of the reasons why Food Banks Canada graded the Government of Canada’s overall poverty reduction performance with a D in...

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A Milestone Moment for Excellence in Canadian Food Banking

September 4, 2025

Canada’s food bank network is committed to continuous evolution and improvement, and if you need proof, look no further than this: 100 food banks and organizations across Canada have now been officially accredited in Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence!...

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Near or Far, the National Food Sharing System Gets Nourishment to Where It’s Needed

September 2, 2025

Three hundred thousand pounds of potatoes. Over 20,000 pounds of rice. Over 160,000 pounds of baby formula. These are just a few recent examples of the largescale donations that Food Banks Canada receives and distributes to food banks nationwide through...

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Soup’s On!

August 6, 2025

In the spring and summer of 2025, a tasty and nourishing soup produced specifically for food banks by Food Banks Canada made its way to hundreds of thousands of people experiencing food insecurity across the country. Full of Canadian-grown pulses...

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Grocery Stores Are Uniquely Positioned to Relieve Food Insecurity: Here’s How 

August 1, 2025

Each summer, Grocery Heroes Day recognizes employees in grocery stores and other parts of the food supply chain for the work they do feeding families. At Food Banks Canada, we’re pleased to highlight their crucial contributions to food banking. Food...

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The 2024 Food Banks Canada Partner Awards: Meet Six of the Organizations That Are Helping Us Reach New Heights

July 21, 2025

In 2024, thanks to our valued partners and donors, Food Banks Canada was able to distribute millions of pounds of food across the country and invest millions of dollars in food banks and other community organizations serving people experiencing food...

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