Donate To Food Banks Canada

Viewers and listeners who are able are invited to support food banks canada s response to the covid 19 pandemic.

Donate to food banks canada. Without a basic income canadians are unable to access safe good quality and nutritious food. For smaller donations less than 5 pallets of food or supplies. Donate food banks canada covid 19 response. Contact your local feed ontario member food bank to arrange a donation.

Food banks canada is a national charitable organization dedicated to helping canadians living with food insecurity. Food banks are pillars within communities and provide other forms of support than just food to people facing an urgent need. Our work is focused on maximizing collective impact strengthening local capacity and. Providing food to those in need can be difficult at the best of times.

With covid 19 that task just got a whole lot harder. But there are other categories of food that you can t donate. How to donate. Many have programs and services such as skills training community kitchens and job searching.

The goal of this pandemic spectacle is to generate 150m to replenish the depleted resources that food banks canada s network is coping with as a result of the covid crisis. What not to donate to a food bank. Food banks continue to be essential in canada because of poverty. They may not be first on your list of items to donate but the need for feminine hygiene products is great among those who use food banks.

For large scale donations more than 5 pallets of food or supplies. Food banks are concerned about the amount of food they have in stock as demand increases while food donations and volunteers decline rapidly. At food banks canada all canadians are our neighbours. How your donation helps.

It s something that has a limited shelf life if not refrigerated food banks won t accept it. Food insecurity in nunavut is severe. Contact adelaide wimpenny at adelaide feedontario ca or 416 656 4100 x2934. If your donation is perishable i e.

Text covid to 30333 to donate 5 10 20 or more. We ve broken it all down into this handy list. For retailers restaurants and caterers. Impossible choices we invite you to follow one of three stories of people experiencing food insecurity and decide what you would do in each person s situation.

Canadians wishing to help their less fortunate neighbours can donate below. When an entire community struggles we re here to help. Please donate now to put a smile on someone s face and food on their table. With your donations we sent the iqaluit food bank the largest food donation in their history helping them to continue supporting the community.

Food banks canada is currently accepting donations to support food banks coronavirus response efforts across canada. We support a network of provincial associations affiliate food banks and food agencies that work at the community level to relieve hunger.