Thanksgiving Food Donations

Healthy non perishable food is always great to donate to a food bank but is in even higher demand around the holidays.

Thanksgiving food donations. That means we must raise 41 149 for meals alone. The situation became so dire that a community food bank in midtown toronto announced it was desperately calling for donations after it nearly ran out of food last week. 55 per cent of victims are recruited into sex trafficking by someone they know. Risks and challenges faced by food bank clients during covid 19.

Host a food drive fundraiser or event resource centre. Our latest research reveals a 200 increase in new clients accessing food banks in toronto during the pandemic. The items food banks want most. Need for the food bank is great our future demand is unpredictable dependant upon the length of the covid 19 shutdown and what the economic recovery looks like.

63 per cent of homeless youth indicated that abuse or neglect was their reason for leaving home. As many as 40 000 young people in canada experience homelessness every year. 17 years old is the average age for victims of sex trafficking. Between now and thanksgiving we ll serve more than 9 682 hot nourishing meals to the hungry and hurting people who come through our doors along with friendship and fellowship too.

Thanksgiving food bank donations lag behind last year s numbers thanksgiving is usually the second busiest time of the year for the daily bread food bank but this year has been slower than last. The organization is asking the public for any donations of pie pumpkin pie preferred. Organize a thanksgiving food drive or gift card collection at your company school or other organization you are involved with. Feed a hungry person for just 4 25 this thanksgiving.

Winnipeg the salvation army needs your help with food donations for its thanksgiving dinner this year. Once you find a food bank near you you can find drop off information operation hours and even most needed items. If you are interested in donating frozen turkeys contact jacquie tracy for drop off instructions. Many people don t have the time during the busy holiday season to actually volunteer at a food pantry.

Thanksgiving is one of the business times of year for food banks. Donations can be dropped off november 17 19 from 10am 1pm or 2 5pm.