Individuals and families across Canada are struggling to meet their most basic needs: a cost of living crisis, a critical lack of affordable housing, and a broken social safety net have left many wondering when relief will come. With more people facing food insecurity than ever before in our recent history, we need your help to ensure everyone gets the nutritious food and support they need and deserve.
Give a lifeline to families and the food banks they rely on.
Give Now2M VISITS IN ONE MONTH ALONE*
See how your gifts are helping neighbours from coast to coast to coast.
Alberta
17,431 visits.
Saskatchewan
55,753 visits.
Manitoba
57,351 visits.
Newfoundland & Labrador
15,425 visits.
Prince Edward Island
4,212 visits.
Nova Scotia
32,498 visits.
Territories (YT/NT/NU)
6,575 visits.
Ontario
55,753 visits.
New Brunswick
55,753 visits.
British Columbia
19,592 visits.
Quebec
68,272 visits.
FAMILIES ARE STRETCHED PAST THEIR LIMITS.
42%
of adults with children are having difficulty meeting their basic needs.*
1 in 4
single-parent households (the majority of which are female-led) have gone hungry in the previous 12 months.**
642,257
times in one month, a child visited one of Canada’s food banks.**
*Source: Statistics Canada
**Source: Hunger Count 2023
FOOD BANKS ARE FACING OVERWHELMING DEMAND
Food bank usage rose to its highest level in Canada’s food bank history — up 79% since 2019.
Hundreds of thousands more are now relying on Canada’s food banks this year.
On top of rising demand, food banks are facing rising costs and decreasing donations.
Source: HungerCount 2023
THIS SPRING, GIVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SOMEWHERE TO TURN FOR FOOD, SUPPORT, AND RELIEF.
Here’s what your support will do:
Get Nutritious Food
to Families
Your support helps Food Banks Canada source more nutritious food at the best possible price and quickly get it to food bank partners across the country—filling their shelves as demand soars.
Help Food Banks Meet
the Growing Need
Food Banks Canada grants provide the tools food banks need—from freezers to refrigerated trucks to expanded warehouse space—so they can best serve their communities.
Help Overcome the Root
Causes of Hunger
Your support helps us drive for real, lasting change, advocating for long-term policy solutions to overcome the root causes of food insecurity in Canada.
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“All of us are thriving right now. Because when we needed it most, that support was there. The right people with the right training treated us in the right way, and set us on our path to recovery.”
~Dan Hillyer, Father of four and peer researcher, Food Banks Canada