How you can help

Over the last two years, food bank use in Canada has risen by 28% – an unprecedented rate of growth.  Demand for food banks has skyrocketed. Food Banks have seen more adults, children, and youth; more families with children and more single people; more women and men; more Aboriginal people; more seniors; more people with disabilities. The percentage of children served remains at 38%.  Acquiring enough food remains the top challenge for food banks, and most are buying more food than usual. The Fredericton Food Bank has reached out in order to boost donations and made special appeals through media, mailouts and to corporate donors.  Local faith communities, service organizations have steped up their donations keeping the enevitable (running out of food) at bay.

We have come up with a few creative ways that you can help keep the shelves stocked as we meet the new challenge of serving individuals and families more frequently, for longer periods of time.

Let us know your ideas as well, and we will share on our web site.