Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada
Mississauga, Ontario
Food Banks Canada provides national leadership to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow in collaboration with the food bank network from coast-to-coast-to-coast. For 40 years, food banks have been dedicated to helping Canadians living with food insecurity. Working collaboratively with over 4,500 food banks and community agencies come together to serve our most vulnerable neighbours. Our vision is clear: create a Canada where no one goes hungry. Banques alimentaires Canada fait preuve de leadership à l’échelle nationale pour soulager la faim aujourd’hui et prévenir la faim demain, en collaboration avec le réseau des banques alimentaires partout au pays. Depuis 40 ans, les banques alimentaires aident les Canadiens en situation d’insécurité alimentaire. Selon les données du Bilan-Faim 2022, plus de 4 500 banques alimentaires et organismes communautaires joignent leurs efforts pour servir les personnes les plus vulnérables. Notre vision est claire : nous voulons créer un Canada où personne ne souffre de la faim.
There can be a stigma attached to poverty, yet more than half of Canadians are less than a paycheque away from dire financial circumstances11. An illness, accident, job loss, or dangerous family situation can push anyone over the edge and into the position of having to use a food bank. This situation is further compounded by high inflation and a broken social safety net that has Canada’s food banks straining under historically high demand that crested to almost 1.5 million visits in March ... Read More
