September is Hunger Action Month with Feed Ontario and The Burlington Food Bank represents our City within this organization. As part of this educational initiative

Welcome back to school. We are hoping that teachers and kids both have the patience to get through the early part of this new school

The Burlington Food Bank sends best wishes to teachers and students as they return to the classrooms. We have a healthy snack program that supports

The Urban Farm was able to harvest 87 lbs of fresh food donations on Tuesday, 25 lbs the day before. There were several other local

September is Hunger Action Month and we wanted to bring a little awareness to what that means for the Burlington Food Bank. We are again

Robin is with Steve Bourke and Scott Sinclair – both board members of the Burlington Oldtimers Slo-pitch League (BOSL – https://bosl.ca/). Due to covid safety

We wanted to thank the people that have been helping us out with the incredible fresh produce this summer. Our own gardener Samantha has managed

Adria Cehovin wanted to thank all of the volunteers and the contributors for this week’s 100 lbs of fresh produce donation for families in Burlington.

Can’t believe it but we’re at Summer’s end and just a couple days left for our Summer student Jenny Seikiel. Sh’e been a delight to

Federal Election – Monday, September 20th and your vote matters. Do your best to participate and cast your vote. You can head over to https://elections.ca/

Sean started volunteering with us in 2017 after he retired and he’s been volunteering continuously even through the Pandemic which was not an easy thing

Make sure you are drinking lots of water. An extended heat warning has been issued by Halton Region for Aug. 23, 2021. When a heat

We want to thank Adria and her team at the Urban Farm for the amazing work they’re doing and especially for partnering with the community.

Bring any non perishable item to the gym (Brandon Isaac Fitness – Personal Training & Nutrition at 3466 Mainway – back of building) between now

Burlington Food Bank Volunteer, Bev Taylor was volunteering at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre until the pandemic hit, then when they were forced to close

Way to go Dads!!! Once again, the Burlington Dads came through in a BIG way to support feeding families in Burlington. The Dads ran a

We wanted to remind people to enjoy this great weather while it lasts, get out for a walk and enjoy this great City. With the

Just look at how well the urban farm is flourishing!  This week alone the combination of harvested food plus local donations amounted to 81lbs of

Robin is with Christina Mulder, Director of Programs and Partnerships at Open Doors at St. Christopher’s (662 Guelph Line, Burlington) to discuss and help promote

Wow! Thank you to the golf members at Rattlesnake Golf & Country Club for raising money again this year for a number of charities in

We are still very busy taking care of our clients. The number of deliveries has remained high and consistent this summer versus last summer where

Thank you to everyone that came out to the Burlington Centre Saturday to support the Gift of Giving Back. The rain cut it short a

Robin is with two amazing members of the Gift of Giving Back at The Burlington Centre, where this Saturday, August 7 (11am to 4pm) they

More perfect growing weather has allowed the urban farm to flourish and they were able to donate over 39lbs of fresh produce this week alone

Because of your support we were able to help out 42 households today in Burlington. Even though that is a significant number, our volunteers here

The Burlington community has come together and are doing a great job supporting us so that we can support you. We would like to thank

Our Food Bank Gardener Samantha LeGrand shows us what’s growing just on the perimeter of the Burlington Food Bank plots. Just look at the growth

The mixture of high temperatures and good rain has allowed the urban farm to flourish and has provided two large harvests already – a total

Reminder that we are closed on Monday of the long weekend for Civic Holiday, resuming Tuesday. Being a long weekend, if you are in need

Today we received a Certificate of Appreciation from Feed Ontario for community support during the Covid19 pandemic. They appreciate the way we’ve managed to cope

Thank you to our federal government for their Summer Jobs Program. We are very pleased with Jennifer (Jenny) Seikiel – a recent McMaster university grad

Normally these shelves would be stocked up and ready for the next day but due to higher demand and less opportunities for the community to

Please volunteer to help them grow and harvest fresh produce for families here in Burlington. This week they were able to donate 34 lbs of

The Burlington Food Bank strives for IDEA – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility. We think we do a good job of this and we regularly

Thank you to everyone that purchased a vegetable basket from Ryan’s Market Gardens in the Spring. Ryan than made sure space and seed was set

Every July and August we see the number of donations slow down at the Food Bank. Everyone is busy enjoying Summer and many are out

The Burlington Food Bank operates with only three staff members and are supported by many wonderful volunteers. The volunteers are looked after by Diane. Her

Bernie is our Operations Manager. He coordinates all the donations that are coming in. He also places our orders for supplies when we are running

We would like to thank the BOWSER Babes for their recent donation of $480. Daniel (Dover) Forsyth took first prize in our regular season BOHC.ca

Garden Coordinator Samantha LeGrand thanks all her volunteers and then shows us what’s growing in the Burlington Food Bank plots. Wasn’t too long ago we

Tomorrow – Saturday July 10 from 9am to 11am, Adria Cehovin needs 20 new volunteers to help her out at the Urban Farm in downtown

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for selecting us as a finalist for your 2021 Business Excellence Award. On behalf of the Burlington Chamber

Introducing one of our amazing volunteers, Natalie. She joined us in June last year and looked after filling orders and getting them to our delivery

We’ve been asking everyone to think about the Burlington Food Bank when you are doing your shopping and maybe drop off an item in the

Introducing Ken Plata, a Lifetime Member Volunteer with the Burlington Foodbank. He’s an absolute delight and we all love him so much. Ken has been

With the current heat warning here in Burlington, it’s a good time to check in on neighbours, family and friends to make sure they’re keeping

We realize that most of us will celebrate the day in the same way we always have and for many of us it will become

We just wanted to thank everyone that donated to the local food drives this weekend. Thank you to the members of Active Community Teamwork for

Somehow the sky opened up a bit and the rain held off during the Neal Family and Friends Bottle Drive on Saturday. Julie and James

Don’t forget the Neal Family Bottle and Food drive on Saturday at North Burlington Baptist Church. Please support them on Saturday June 26 from 9am