Dear Editor, In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, close to 900,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone. Of those, 38% are children or youth. Hunger is often a hidden issue, and we are working to change that fact with Hunger Awareness Week, which we’ve expanded [...]

  A letter from a grateful Community Connections Food Bank Volunteer I have been a single parent for many years and this has given me the motivation to always try to help others. If I see someone in need I like to share what I have. Despite the loss of many of my family members [...]

  A crowd of people waited outside the gate to the Surrey Food Bank on a drizzly Monday morning in April, while volunteers set up pallets of fresh vegetables, crackers, soup and more, ready for the day to begin. 14,000 people a month, 280 families a day, come through the doors of the Surrey location. [...]

In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, close to 900,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone. Of those, 38% are children or youth. Hunger is often a hidden issue, and we are working to change that fact with Hunger Awareness Week, which we’ve expanded from previous [...]

By Laura Stovel at Revelstoke Current The Revelstoke Community Foundation handed out $21,212 in grants to community groups, celebrated several youth initiatives and increased donations, and launched a new environmental initiative to encourage local businesses and residents to reduce plastic bag consumption at its Annual Community Celebration on Friday. “The wheels of philanthropy are turning. [...]