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Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Providing healthy food to those in need.
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is launching the most extensive campaign in our history to establish a permanent home for our life-changing operations, and we need your help.
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is honoured to be recognized as one of the Top 10 Canadian Impact Charities 2024 by Charity Intelligence!
The recognition is given to charities who have demonstrated the greatest impact for every dollar spent.
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank was set up as a temporary relief to the hunger crisis in 1983, but the need still exists today.
We receive no recurring government funding and exist solely through the generosity of the public, our industry partners, and applicable grants. Each month we provide healthy food to around 15,000 individuals and families in need and 150 Community Agency Partners across Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and the North Shore. Our mission is to provide healthy food to those in need.
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individuals and families receive direct food support monthly.
In 2024, we distributed 68% fresh, perishable products to our clients, with an average of 10-15 items per weekly menu. Total estimated visits = 456,000.
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lbs of food shared annually
Approximately 53% of our outbound food is shared with individual clients and 47% with our Agency Partners.
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volunteer hours given annually
Over 1,000 registered volunteers support our various departments: Agencies, Warehouse, Distribution, Events, Finance, and Development. With 50,000 volunteer hours contributed, that's equivalent to 25 full-time staff!
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Agency Partners
In 2024, we distributed 4M lbs. of food to our 150 community and provincial agency partners.
Announcements
We Are Hiring!
As a proud winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2022 and BC’s Top Employers 2025, we are looking for talented and dedicated people to join our head office, warehouse and front-line teams.
No Food Drives
After much consideration, we are no longer accepting food collected from food drives. This decision applies to fresh food and non-perishables of all kinds. However, we are still accepting palletized food from food industry partners, such as retailers, wholesalers and farmers. For more information, visit the link below.
Attention GVFB Donors
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank does NOT solicit door to door. If you encounter someone at your door asking for cash or food donations on behalf of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, please report to your local non-emergency police line.
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GVFB Reaches 80% of Campaign Goal to Purchase Permanent Home June 24, 2025, Burnaby, BC: The Greater Vancouver Food Bank...
