Our Mission

Our immediate goal is to
feed hungry people.

Our ultimate goal is to eliminate
chronic hunger and alleviate poverty.

• The first food bank in Canada opened in 1981. Today there are over
  635 food banks across the country with an additional 2000 agencies helping hungry people nationwide.
  
  
• Thirty nine per cent of food recipients are children and estimates suggest that almost sixty per cent of households accessing food banks are families with children;
  
  
• Food banks are not just in urban centres - 214 food banks operate in communities of less than 10,000 people.
  
  
• Most food banks provide a three to four day supply of groceries and limit requests for assistance to once per month.
  
  
• Many food banks give more than just food - food banks also provide advocacy services for people in need, helping them with landlord-tenant issues, income assistance applications, training programs, etc.