1 in 3
FOOD bank clients
in Canada are children.
Help kids and families thrive this summer.
More families than ever are experiencing food insecurity in Canada — and when school lets out for the summer, the problem only gets worse. As school meal and snack programs lapse with the final bell, parents are left scrambling to do more with less.
You can ensure kids have the food they need to play, grow, and learn all summer long. Help children thrive — starting today.
The rising cost of living has left no province or territory unaffected. No matter where you look in our country, the need only continues to grow. A third of all clients served by food banks coast to coast to coast are children.
This shouldn’t be Canada’s new normal. Will you act now?
Click on each province or territory below to see how many children
are visiting food banks across the country.
THE DATA
Canada
| ALL |
|---|
| Total Visits | 2,165,776 |
|---|
| Total Visits (Child) | 711,770 |
|---|
| % Change in Total Visits 2024-2025 | 5.15 |
|---|
| % Change in Total Visits 2019-2025 | 99.37 |
|---|
| Total Meals and Snacks | 4,522,356 |
|---|
| Food Banks Reporting | 2,725 |
|---|
KIDS ARE AT RISK OF FALLING BEHIND
WHEN THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AREN’T MET.
WITH YOUR HELP, CHILDREN CAN THRIVE
THIS SUMMER AND BEYOND.
Your generosity will support programs like After the Bell:
220,000
child-friendly food packs
provided this year
Reaching kids in
235 communities
across Canada
Filled with nutritious
food like milk, crackers,
and fresh produce
“Our children are
the future of our Island.
Providing quality
nutrition feeds their
bodies, minds and
souls and gives them
a better chance at
a successful future.”
— Upper Room, Charlottetown, PEI
Thank you for ensuring food reaches
more kids experiencing
food insecurity this summer!
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
