We are low for cereal right now which is unusual for us. What it comes down to is more people, families being supported while donations

We continue to participate and learn with Feed Ontario. We take diversity very seriously at the Burlington Food Bank and through Feed Ontario we are

We wanted to send an update on our regular communications with partners Feed Ontario and Food Banks Canada as we are the members representing Burlington.

Times are NOT GOOD for our local restaurants so we encourage you to order take-out and pick it up yourself if at all possible. Also

As we have hit Spring now, it turns our attention to the gardens. With the stay at home order we are not able to get

We usually begin to see a drop-off of donations just after Easter and things usually quiet down somewhat however we continue to receive a higher

We would like to thank all the teachers in our community that are trying to help students learn during these trying circumstances. SPRING BREAK is

With today’s STAY-AT-HOME, State of Emergency Order for Ontario, its putting a lot of stress on the community – mostly just trying to determine what

Unfortunately, we are facing a stay at home emergency order beginning Thursday at 12:00am. So what does this mean to the Burlington Food Bank? NO

Unfortunately, due to the current lock-down measures here, the Teen Tour Band Boosters Spring Food Drive was postponed – groups outdoors need to be 5

Last night we held our annual general meeting. We recapped what happened over the year. We were able to help out so many more people

We had 160 different volunteers help us out during 2020 with 11,774 hours put in and we had to pick just one volunteer out of

We want to mention a few recent food drives and thank the organizers for helping us feed people in Burlington that need support right now.

Today we received a donation from someone who was a previous client of ours while they were unemployed at the beginning of the pandemic. They

We’ve been advocating for some time now to contact your neighbours, family and friends just to say hello and to see how they are doing.

The Burlington Food Bank is closed Good Friday (April 2) and on Easter Monday (April 5). This gives our volunteers and staff a much-needed, well-deserved

It’s an honour to be nominated for an Award and especially from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Excellence Awards. If you don’t already know,

Of course we only give out food that is WITHIN date to our clients, as we feel that every person has the right to healthy

We would like to thank the Sultans of String for the wonderful concert performed last night. It was great to hear live music and to

With the warmer Spring temperatures approaching its easy to forget about the safety protocols. Parts of Burlington have become hot-spot areas for Covid-19 variants already

We would like to thank all the teachers in our community that are trying to help students learn during these trying circumstances. March Break would

We noticed a few recent food recalls this week and wanted to remind you that we regularly get advance notices about any food recalls directly

Spring is in the air! These garden plots looked so nice last summer and right now all we see is potential 😊. What we’ve been

Robin reported this morning that the Burlington Food Bank is doing well. We’re managing to keep up with requests for food support, our team has

Looking back 52 weeks ago on a Friday, it was the last day we had clients inside our store and we miss you! We wish

The Tim Hortons #TimsForGood initiative is a way for Tim Hortons to give back to those on the front lines from doctors to grocery store

Check Current Events info on our website for upcoming exciting events to support the Burlington Food Bank – March 10 We are super excited to

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. Many of us are facing challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong

The Burlington Food Bank recognizes today as International Women’s Day and to that end, we rely heavily on many women here to make it work

Robin is with Dave Stotesbury of Backed by Bees. David and partner Vincent Soha started out as a full-scale bee keeping operation with 400+ hives

Building on yesterday’s talk with Food4Kids, we want you to know that we also look after school aged kids with families whether they are in

Robin is with Gayle Kabbash, Executive Director of Food for Kids Halton. They are able to feed 838 kids throughout Halton every Friday. Through the

Spring is around the corner and as many of you know we have 7 plots at the Community Garden on Maple Ave just south of

Robin is with Paulina (Family Services worker) and with Laura Oros (Director) both from the Salvation Army Community Family Services here in Burlington. Right now

We would like to congratulate the four recently anointed recipients of the ROTARY’s Paul Harris Fellow Award at the virtual Paul Harris Fellow Awards Ceremony

We would like to thank the many farmers in the province that continue to donate to support food banks. Yesterday we picked up our allocation

Robin is with Christina Mulder, the Director of Programs and Partnerships for Open Doors at St Christopher’s on Guelph Line. They have been a long

We would like to thank all of our Burlington City Councillors for joining us last week to discuss food security issues in their Wards and

Robin is with Rory Nissan Burlington City Councillor for Ward 3. Rory grew up in Brant Hills in Burlington and has been active in the

Robin is with Kelvin Galbraith, our Ward 1 Councillor. They’ve had a number of groups helping out with food security in Burlington. There was a

On behalf of Michelle Gray (Manager) and Dave Friesen (Asst. Mgr) of Millcroft Metro and the rest of the team at Appleby and Upper Middle,

Robin is with Angelo Bentivegna, our Ward 6 Councillor. In Ward 6 we are very fortunate, we have Fire station 7 who have been involved

Robin is with Shawna Stolte, our City Councillor for Ward 4 – they are in front of the Food Basics on Fairview which is one

Robin is with Burlington City Councillor for Ward 5, Paul Sharman to discuss food insecurity in his constituency. Paul mentions that 10% of Burlington residents

Robin is with Lisa Kearns, our City of Burlington Ward 2 Councillor. She notes that often times there is a misconception that Ward 2 is

The Big Neal family Bottle Drive in the Palmer Tansley community with support from the Burlington Dads and Burlington Together just completed this weekend. Julie

Robin is with Shadi Salehian, Chair of One Burlington and Dan Fraser, organizer for the upcoming Share the Love city-wide Food Drive from Feb 6

We’ve had tremendous community support here in Burlington to kick off 2021. Shown here are Robin Bailey and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward thanking the Neal