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Thank you for meeting the challenge this GivingTuesday to fill fridges for families across Ottawa. Together, we filled 3,075 fridges! That means more families can share a meal together this
GivingTuesday is an annual event observed on the Tuesday following Black Friday and Cyber Monday since 2012. For many, it is the start of the Giving Season, and is a
Photo Credit: Ashley Fraser/Ottawa Citizen Today, we are sharing important news about a leadership transition at The Ottawa Food Bank. Rachael Wilson will be moving on from her role as
Ottawa is facing a food insecurity emergency – not rooted in scarcity, but in broken systems. Food insecurity is a symptom of the broken systems that families are facing in
As the giving season begins, the Ottawa Food Bank is honoured to announce a historic $2.5 million donation from longtime community builders Franklin Holtforster and his wife, Birgitte Alting-Mees. Their
The Ottawa Food Bank’s annual Thanks for Giving Food Drive has wrapped up for the season. Over two weekends in October, 24 grocery stores across Ottawa hosted volunteers who encouraged
Recognized internationally, October 16th marks World Food Day – a day to highlight the importance of food in building healthier communities. Through donations, food purchasing, and farming, the Ottawa Food
Read Our Official Press Release On September 24, 2025, the City of Ottawa passed a historic motion directing the development of a comprehensive strategy to address the root causes of
Care Centre Ottawa is an emergency food bank on the front lines of a growing crisis. As one of 71 member agencies in the Ottawa Food Bank network, they’ve seen
September is Hunger Action Month, an annual campaign led by Feed Ontario to highlight food insecurity across the province and encourage meaningful action at all levels of our communities –
Honouring Culture Through Food: Supporting Indigenous and Inuit-led Member Agencies in Ottawa
Today, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to recognize
Home Delivery Transitions to the Network
Today, 90% of the Community & Emergency Food Banks in our network
Food Sort Challenge 2026 Wrap-Up
On Friday, May 8, 2026, we marked our 10th edition of the
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