Did you know that 38% of our clients are families with children? Many of those are single-parent families, with moms or dads doing everything they can to look after their kids. Based on the BC Child Poverty Report Card, children in lone-parent families have consistently suffered much higher poverty rates than those in couple families.…
May 2nd, 2022 For Immediate Release Burnaby, BC – BC Mayors are coming together to address food insecurity by participating in a friendly fundraising competition. About the Mayors’ Food Bank Challenge From May 1st to 31st, the Mayors of Burnaby, Chilliwack, City of North Vancouver, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Vancouver and White Rock are challenging their…
Retirement is a blessing and a luxury, but it can also come with a loss of a daily schedule. Lynn, our Agency Pick-Up Volunteer, retired after 53 years in the workforce and knew this feeling all too well. She missed the hustle and bustle of her work life with things to manage, control, and organize…
Check out the 2nd edition of our Spring cookbook – Yolktales! Indulge in your NEW favourite egg dish from our collection of 11 fantastic recipes provided by your favourite local restaurants. Download a copy here
You Helped Us Distribute More Food Than Ever As of February, we have distributed 5.1M pounds of healthy food since July 2021. This is more than what we distributed in the entire year between 2019 and 2020 (4.95M lbs), thanks to your generous support! We have been seeing an upward trend in new client registrations.…
Could you imagine having to survive on $50 worth of food a month?
That’s what Pamela had to do until she registered at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB).
We couldn’t imagine where we would be without the incredible support of Beedie over the years. From being a supportive landlord to a generous donor, they have helped us tremendously in completely reshaping and improving our work at the GVFB. Back in 2019, we were on the hunt for a bigger and brighter warehouse to…
Let’s ring in the new year by welcoming 10 new Community Agency Partners (CAPs) to the team – bringing up our total to 120 partnerships! Among our new CAPs, we’re thrilled to onboard four schools including Simon Fraser University and Burnaby Central Secondary! We look forward to expanding our outreach to students and their families facing food insecurity in our…
Renske cooks healthy food in her kitchen thanks to you! At 20 years old, Renske came to Canada with her family from the Netherlands in 1976. There was no food bank then, and she knew very little English. In February 2020, shortly after moving into their new home, Renske’s husband (photo on the left) had…
Message from the team As the end of 2021 draws to a close we reflect on another unbelievable year supporting those in need, including communities affected by BC’s extreme weather conditions of forest fires, an unprecedented heatwave and catastrophic flooding. All the staff at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) are extremely grateful and humbled…
