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Learn how Food Banks Canada and the network of food banks and community organizations is helping reduce food insecurity.
Transforming Surplus Into Support
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
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.
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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Reaching Everyone in Need
What do taxi vouchers, wheelchair ramps and halal meat have in common? They can all help to dismantle barriers that prevent people in need from accessing food banks or benefiting equitably from them. Taxi vouchers can help people without cars or a convenient public transportation option to get to the food bank. Wheelchair ramps ensure that folks with certain kinds of disabilities can enter and navigate the building. And halal meat allows clients with…
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A Decade of Dedication: Walmart Canada and Food Banks Canada Collaborate to Fight Hunger and Spark Change
For community organizations, consistent funding can make all the difference, especially when demand is rising and resources are stretched. It allows them to keep services running, adapt when changes arise, and plan for the future so they can help as many people as possible. That’s why Fight Hunger. Spark Change. matters. Now in its 10th year, the annual fundraising and…
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5 Myths and Misconceptions You Might Have Heard About Food Banking
When you think of food banks, what comes to mind? You’re not alone if it includes third-hand stories and assumptions that may or may not be true. Food banking plays a vital role in relieving hunger and supporting communities, but misconceptions often distort the picture, cloud the conversation and contribute to stigma. Today we’re exploring five common myths you may have encountered — and setting…
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Mobile Food Banking: An Innovation Worth Sharing
Essex County, in southwest Ontario, is a spread of rich agricultural land that boasts one of the highest densities of vegetable greenhouses in North America. Every summer and fall, the area yields large donations of fresh local produce for the…
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Climate Change is Disrupting Food Access in the North. Here’s How One Community Navigated a Challenging Season.
York Landing, Manitoba, home to approximately 480 members of York Factory First Nation, is rooted in Ininewak values, where ensuring everyone is fed resides at the centre of the community’s culture. Yet, like many Northern communities, it is dealing with increased levels of food insecurity because of factors that include…
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Food Banks Canada In the News
- Marking a Decade Food Banks Canada Kicks Off 10th year of Fight Hunger. Spark Change. with Walmart Canada – February 5, 2026
- Food Banks Canada welcomes the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit – January 26, 2026
- The Globe and Mail – A quarter of Canadians are food insecure. Addressing this must be a national priority – December 22, 2025
- Food Bank Canada Responds to Budget 2025 – November 5, 2025
- Food Banks Canada Announces New Board Members – November 5, 2025
- Canada’s 2025 HungerCount shows the cost of inaction – October 27, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and the Daily Bread Food Bank Release Sweeping New Reports on Canada’s Spiralling Food Insecurity – October 23, 2025
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- Food Banks Canada Responds to the Launch of Build Canada Homes
- Food Banks Canada’s 2025 Poverty Report Card offers Canada a glimmer of hope and a pathway to reduce poverty and food insecurity
- Food Banks Canada Proudly Welcomes the Food Bank Society of the Yukon as the First Territorial Food Bank Association – August 6, 2025
- The Honourable Percy P. Mockler Joins Food Banks Canada Board – July 29, 2025
- Celebrating the 2025 Food Banks Canada Partner Awards – July 21, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and Saputo join forces to tackle hunger from coast to coast to coast with a $450,000 commitment – June 23, 2025
- New Food Banks Canada Election Report Finds 86% of People in Canada Support the Goal of Cutting Food Insecurity in Canada in half by 2030– April 15, 2025
- Food Banks Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada Celebrate 25 Years of Giving– April 10, 2025
- Joint Open Letter: Cut Food Insecurity in Canada in half by 2030 – April 8, 2025
- Food Banks Canada named to Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures of 2024 by Waterstone Human Capital” – Nov 21, 2024
- HungerCount 2024: The Need for Food Banks in Canada “Spiralling out of Control” – Oct 28, 2024
- Food Banks Canada Urges Canadians to Join the Call for Change – Aug 22, 2024
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