Program Areas

Access
We make strategic investments to remove barriers–geographic, physical, cultural and systemic–to ensure everyone in Canada can access food support.

Network Capacity Development
We support the evolution of the food bank network by investing in organizational capabilities, systems and infrastructure.

North
We support community-led food solutions and network development in the North, and other underserved regions.

Innovation & Knowledge Sharing
We foster innovation, collaboration and learning across the national network.

Standards of Excellence
We accreditate and support food banks to promote service, quality and consistency.
Program Initiatives
We’re doing our part to address immediate need, promote food banking excellence and ensure no one in Canada goes hungry. Some of our initiatives include:

Addressing food insecurity in the North
Residents of Canada’s North have long faced the burden of high food costs. Here’s how we’re helping ease the problem.

Helping Nunavut hunters and fishers distribute their harvest
Learn about the Angunasuktiit land program we helped fund at Ittaq, in Clyde River, Nunavut.

Standards of Excellence
Our standards of Excellence set the bar for safety and dignity in food banking across Canada.

Boosting food bank capacity
Read about our investments in the national network to expand the distribution of nutritious food across the country.

Accessibility and Equity Guide
Learn how peer researchers are bringing lived experience to our first accessibility and equity guide.
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