Families are struggling. This holiday season
let's make sure there’s food for all.

Families are struggling. This holiday season
let's make sure there’s food for all.

With the cost of food, rent, gas, and other essentials at a 30-year high, families across Canada are struggling. Food banks are being stretched to their limits — just as families need them more than ever. This holiday season, please help us support food banks nationwide — so they can support the families that rely on them.

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HEALTHY FOOD IS FALLING FURTHER OUT OF REACH.

Families in Canada are facing record-high costs for food, rent, gas, and other essentials.

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Stats have been sourced by Stats Canada.

MORE FAMILIES THAN EVER ARE FACING HUNGER.

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Food bank use is up 35% from 2019.

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Almost half of us are buying less food or lower quality food to make ends meet.

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*19% (almost 1 in 5) of us said that since March 2020, there was at least one instance where we were hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough money for food.

Source: National poll of a representative sample of Canadians (N=4009) conducted by Mainstreet Research and National poll conducted by Grassroots Public Affairs on behalf of Food Banks Canada
Source: HungerCount 2022

FOOD BANKS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP.

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With year over year increases in fuel prices, food banks across Canada continue to face the challenges associated with the higher cost of doing business, like transporting and distributing much needed food and household supplies.

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On top of rising costs, many food banks are also facing significant increases in demand.

In communities across Canada, food banks urgently need our support. Help them stay strong for the families that need them now more than ever.

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THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, MAKE SURE THERE’S FOOD FOR ALL IN CANADA

Here’s what your support will do:

Get Nutritious Food to Families

Your support helps Food Banks Canada source more healthy 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 hunger in Canada.

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FOR NEIGHBOURS LIKE JIM, YOUR SUPPORT IS LIFE-CHANGING.

Jim is 73 and lives alone in a subsidized apartment. Making ends meet is a struggle on his limited income. He has relied on his local food bank from time to time in the past, especially when faced with unexpected expenses, like when he needed to save for a new medical device or buy a pair of winter boots.

Recently, Jim’s mobility has decreased significantly, making it next to impossible for him to travel to the food bank and get heavy bags of food back home. Thankfully, Jim was able to rely on the Community Health Centres of Northumberland to deliver food straight to his door — a service made possible through a Food Banks Canada Emergency Food Security Fund grant.

“The biweekly food drop off has been a tremendous help. The box is placed on his scooter so he can wheel it right into the kitchen to unload,” says a volunteer at Community Health Centres. “Jim says he loves to see the friendly faces of the delivery team and knows they take extra care to ensure his bread is whole wheat!”

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This holiday season, make sure that every family in Canada has food on the table.

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