Real people making a real difference in the fight against hunger
With a national network consisting of food banks, agencies, and provincial associations, Food Banks Canada is proud to be part of a community that is driven by a passion to impact lives for the better. These are the stories that feed our desire to make a difference.
Food waste is having a deeply felt impact on our physical environment. At Food Banks Canada, we are all too familiar with the paradox of millions of tons of food decomposing while millions of people experience food insecurity in their daily lives. A report released in March 2020, for example, found that there were 4.4 million…
Constantly worrying about where your next meal is coming from can be an incredibly stressful experience. According to a Statistics Canada report on food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians living in severely food-insecure households were seven times more likely to report symptoms of moderate or severe anxiety compared to households that were food…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Sandra Cascaden from St. Joseph’s Food Bank in Mission, B.C. What is your role in food banking?I am the Manager, facilitating operations from shipping to receiving, locating food donations, volunteers, grant applications, fundraising, community…
‘The moms get really excited’: B.C. food banker says donations inspire fresh recipe ideas for food hampers Spring is a time for new beginnings and new recipes at St. Joseph’s Food Bank in Mission. Just as the cherry blossoms come into bloom across B.C.’s Lower Mainland, food bank manager Sandra Cascaden says volunteers begin developing…
For National Volunteer Week 2022 (April 24–30th), Food Banks Canada is continuing to salute some of the sensational volunteers from across the network of foods banks and provincial associations. Did you know that approximately 40 per cent of food banks nationally are entirely run by volunteers? From sorting food donations to driving and “swamping,” to…
For National Volunteer Week 2022, Food Banks Canada is celebrating volunteers who support the network of food banks and provincial associations working across the country to make a real difference in the mission to end food insecurity. More than one in three food banks reported they did not have enough volunteers in our 2021 Food…
This spring, Food Banks Canada is expanding its National Tax Clinic program to help more individuals living with low incomes file their tax returns. In collaboration with the network of food banks and provincial associations, and with increased funding and volunteer support from our corporate sponsor, KPMG in Canada, we have doubled the number of…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Dan Irwin from the Partners in Mission Foodbank in Kingston. What is your role in food banking?I am the Executive Director of the Partners in Mission Food Bank in Kingston, Ont. Describe a typical day…
Temperatures and donations are closely linked for many Canadian food banks, and with springtime bringing an uptick on the thermometer along with an increase in the cost of living this year, more people are having to turn to food banks to help keep themselves and their families fed. Food Banks Canada is in regular contact…
‘It was such a feel-good thing’: Food banker says Walmart funding helped 2021 holiday meal program continue despite COVID, cost-of-living increases “If you don’t own a mining company, life in Labrador is hard,” says Rebecca Burke, the coordinator of the Labrador West Ministerial Food Bank. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting global supply chains and leading…
