HELP FAMILIES
START THE
NEW YEAR WITH
HOPE, NOT HUNGER.
RENEW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
Food banks across Canada are facing DOUBLE the demand, compared to just six years ago. As food banks across the country prepare themselves for another challenging year, they need you by their side more than ever. Help food banks be there for those in need this year.
HELP HOLD THE LINE AGAINST HUNGER IN 2026.
Direct your gift to the Increasing Food Supply fund
and renew your support today.
THANKS TO FOOD BANKS CANADA SUPPORTERS:
27M lbs
of food was
put on food
bank shelves.*
215,000
After the Bell packs
were delivered
to children during
the summer.*
+$22.3M
in funding support
was provided
to food banks
in Canada.*
“Thank you so much for your
support with the much-needed
food for myself and my kids.”
~ Client of Harvest Share Community
Food Pantry, Perry Sound, ON
FOOD BANKS ARE A LIFELINE
But they can’t hold the line without you
~ 2.2M
visits to Canada’s
food banks in one
month — DOUBLE
the demand since
2019.**
Last year,
23%
of food banks ran
out of food last year
before demand was
met.**
TWICE
as many people
are living with
severe food
insecurity compared
to 2019.**
“I am a single dad who was
recently laid off from a job
at the local mill. I never
thought I’d need a food
bank, but there I was. I was
embarrassed, but the staff
helped make it easier. They
helped me and my family
get through a difficult time.”
~ Client of Nicola Valley Food Bank,
Merritt, BC
FOOD BANKS AND FAMILIES NEED YOUR HELP
Your gift makes an impact helping local
communities meet record-breaking demand.
WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER NOW.
When you renew your support today, you direct your gift to helping food banks build capacity to meet the rising need, investing in distributing food throughout Canada’s food bank network equitably, safely and efficiently, ensuring that families have the food they need to thrive.
HELP INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY
Your support helps keep Canada’s food banks well-stocked by acquiring, transforming, and distributing food. You make it possible to strengthen the national food supply, lower costs for local food banks, support communities during emergencies, and ensure children get nutritious food when school programs aren’t available.
HELP MAKE FOOD, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES EASIER TO ACCESS
Your support helps Food Banks Canada use the combined buying power of more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations to get lower prices on food. This means food banks can stretch their resources further and serve more people effectively.
HELP STAGE EMERGENCY FOOD PACKS
Your support helps us provide food and resources to food banks within communities affected or displaced by disasters and emergencies. It also empowers food bankers to keep their communities nourished during a time of disaster.
Help families start the new year with hope, not hunger.
RENEW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY
to direct your gift to meet the rising need
for equitable food distribution across Canada.
WHY FOOD BANKS CANADA?
Food Banks Canada is the leader in addressing food insecurity in Canada. Our mission is to provide national leadership to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow in collaboration with the food bank network from coast to coast to coast. For over 40 years, food banks have been dedicated to helping people living in Canada living with food insecurity. Over 5,500 food banks and community organizations come together to serve our most vulnerable neighbours, who – this year – made close to 2.2 million visits to these organizations in one month alone, according to our Hunger Count report. Since 2010, Food Banks Canada has shared over $1 billion in food supports and over $275 million in funding to help maximize collective impact and strengthen local capacity – while, backed by leading research, advocating for meaningful actions from governments to counter hunger and its root causes.
* Source: HungerCount 2025 p.40, HungerCount 2025 “Facts and statistics” summary sheet
** Source: HungerCount 2025 p.40, p.5, p.9
