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Food Banks Canada

Strategic leadership to help end hunger

Food Banks Canada provides strategic leadership to food banks across Canada to ensure access for all. Together, we can address the root causes of food insecurity, and work to relieve and prevent hunger nation-wide.

About Food Banks Canada

Strategic leadership to help end hunger

Food Banks Canada provides strategic leadership to food banks across Canada to ensure access for all. Together, we can address the root causes of food insecurity, and work to relieve and prevent hunger nation-wide.

Vision & Mission

Our vision and mission guide us in our work to end food insecurity in Canada by addressing immediate needs and understanding the root causes of hunger.

Our vision:

A Canada where no one goes hungry

Our Mission:

To relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow

Values

Our values define us as an organization, and inform our actions.

They are:

  • The courage to show up
  • Caring deeply
  • In it together
  • Trust is everything
  • Finding joy

What We Do

Our work maximizes the efforts of Canada’s food bank network. We invest in them, and offer support at a national level to capture, transform, if needed, and distribute food, research food insecurity and advocate for long term policy change.

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Leadership

Find contact info for our CEO Kirstin Beardsley, and other members of our leadership team.

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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors guides our strategic direction, ensures financial accountability and aids in transparent reporting to the public.

Meet the Members

The Network

Food Banks Canada supports a network of 5,500 food banks and community organizations across Canada. Together, we envision a Canada where no one goes hungry.

Local Food Banks

Food banks provide local support for people who need access to nutritious food. Find a food bank near you now.

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Provincial and Territorial Associations

Provincial and Territorial associations work with local food banks to facilitate food distribution and training, capacity building and advocacy.

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Careers

Looking for a career where you can make a real difference? We’re working to solve the root causes of food insecurity and find real solutions to ensure everyone in Canada can reach their potential.

If you’re a passionate, teamwork-driven professional who’s ready to help tackle this critical national issue, Food Banks Canada might be the place for you.

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Help End Hunger.
Make a Donation Now.

Your generous support will ensure that families, seniors and children struggling with food insecurity get the nutritious food they need to reach their full potential.