Food Bank Donations for 2023

In March 2023, Food Banks Canada reported almost 2 million visits to food banks nation-wide.

• That is a 32% increase in visits compared to March 2022.
• It is a 78.5% increase compared to March 2019.
• 33% of food banks users are children.

For 2023, your Local Union Executive approved an increase to the annual Food Bank donations amount to almost $200,000, up from $90,000 last year. This has allowed the Local Union to extend its donations to 60 organizations.

Every year since 2020, UFCW Locals 175 & 633 has been donating to food banks and other community support organizations across the province in the communities where our members live and work.

Donations began in mid-November and will continue into December as Executive Board, staff, and members visit each centre to present a $3,000 cheque.

Among the many services to their communities, the organizations supported with these donations provide: front-line food provision for families and individuals; hot meals for vulnerable community members; assisting with school nutrition programs, and; food distribution and support through other area agencies and charitable initiatives.

We’ll post photos coming in from our Members, Executive Board and staff taking part in the cheque presentations as we receive them to Facebook and Instagram.

This article also appears in the 2023 year end edition of Checkout magazine! Read the issue here.

Statistical Source: Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2023. Read the full report online at foodbankscanada.ca/hungercount.