The Canadian Association of Food Banks

Founded in 1985, the Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) is an umbrella organization representing a national network of regional and community food banks, including provincial associations and food distribution centres.

CAFB is the voice of food banks in Canada, with members and their respective agencies serving approximately 90 % of people accessing emergency food programs nation-wide. In the month of March 2006, over 753,000 different people accessed food banks, 41 % are children.

In 2006, CAFB moved over 8.5 million pounds of food industry donations to its members through the National Food Sharing System with voluntary transportation. In addition to food received from the CAFB, community-run food banks rely primarily on volunteers to collect and distribute an estimated 150 million pounds of food per year.

While CAFB provides food daily for people in need, its ultimate goal is a hunger-free Canada.

To do what we do, we rely on a nationwide network of hardworking volunteers, corporations and donations from Canadians. The CAFB is governed by a Board of Directors. We operate according to a strict code of ethics, which has received international acclaim.

The CAFB:

• Represents foods banks across Canada
• Acts as advocates for food bank users
• Works with food banks, corporations and government to solve Canada’s growing hunger problem
• Conducts research on hunger, including HungerCount, an annual survey of food bank use in Canada
• Distributes large food donations to member banks through the National Food Sharing System (NFSS)
• Promotes the dignity of food bank users
• Promotes the ethical stewardship of donated food
• Surveys Canadians’ perceptions of the problem of hunger

Contact Us:
Canadian Association of Food Banks
2968 Dundas Street West, Suite 303
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 1Y8

Tel: 416-203-9241 Fax: 416-203-9244
Tel: Toll free 1-877-535-0958
E-mail: info@cafb-acba.ca
Web: www.cafb-acba.ca