Households are at a breaking point.
More than
1 in 4
people in Canada now live in food insecure households.
25%
of households who rely on food banks are two parent families.
19%
of people relying on food banks are employed, an all-time high.
Food Banks are Buckling Under the Strain.
Food bank visits have
doubled
in six years.
Nearly 23%
of food banks ran out of food before they met demand.
Nearly 2.2M
visits to Canada’s food banks in March 2025 – the highest number in history.
A Child or Senior Going Hungry? Not on your watch.
Your support will be rushed into action, providing critical relief to food banks and families today, and building a tomorrow where there’s food insecrity for all.
Get nutritious food to families.
Your support helps source more healthy food at the best possible price and quickly gets it to food bank partners across the country – filling their shelves as demand soars.
Help Food Banks Meet the Growing Need.
Your donation provides the tools food banks need to meet the growing need – from freezers to refrigerated trucks to expanded warehouse space – so they can best serve their communities.
Help overcome the root causes of hunger.
Your support helps drive real, lasting change, advocating for long-term policy solutions to overcome the root causes of hunger in 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 with food insecurity. Over 5,500 food banks and community organizations come together to serve our most vulnerable neighbours, who – this year – made nearly 2.2 million visits to these organizations in one month alone, according to our HungerCount 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. Our vision is clear: create a Canada where no one goes hungry.
Learn more about Food Banks Canada in our 2025 Annual Report.
[I] Statistics Canada, Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics, 2025
[III] Food Banks Canada, HungerCount 2024, p.12
[IV] Food Banks Canada, HungerCount 2024, p.10
Learn more about Food Banks Canada in our 2024 Annual Report.
