food banks

The Government of Saskatchewan is investing $2 million in Food Banks of Saskatchewan to help families cope with high food costs.  “With food prices rising, this funding is essential,” said Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky.  Food Banks of Saskatchewan will receive $1 million in August and another $1 million in 2025-26. Executive Director Michael Kincade […]

MOOSE JAW – Moose Jaw’s food bank is facing a potential temporary closure due to rising costs and a lack of donations this summer, which aligns with a nation-wide trend of increased food bank usage and decreased food availability affecting around 800 local households. In response to the crisis, the food bank has reduced its hamper […]

Canada’s industry minister was defending the government’s actions on trying to force the country’s big grocers to help stabilize food prices.   The Commons Ag Committee is almost done studying the issue for a second time, and on Tuesday Francois Philip Champagne spent an hour trying to convince the committee, progress is being made. “This is […]

In a joint effort to address the pressing issue of food insecurity in Saskatchewan, over 15,000 Farm2Kitchen soup mix packages have been distributed in food hampers by the Regina Food Bank and the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. The announcement comes after a collaborative effort between the USask College of Agriculture and Bioresources, the […]

For the last two decades, Drive Away Hunger has brought the agriculture and food industries together to support food banks and food security programs. As the program hits its 20th year, Farm Credit Canada, which is responsible for the program, announced that it will match up to $1 million in new donations to food security […]

  A new study out this month says reliance on food banks and other charities could increase by 60 percent this year. More than 1300 Canadian food charity groups were surveyed at the end of last year by Second Harvest,Canada’s largest food rescue organization. CEO Lori Nikkel says we might be in a new year, […]

Laurie O’Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as the prices in grocery stores rise out of reach. A newly released Canada-wide survey found people in the Prairie provinces were much more likely to have used emergency measures like food banks or a community fridge. The […]

  The food banks across Saskatchewan have received a big boost from a fund-raiser campaign matched by Viterra. Last month Viterra matched any donation to a maximum of 100 thousand dollars. The food banks raised 150 thousand dollars, bringing last months total to 250 thousand dollars. The executive director of Food Banks of Saskatchewan, Laurie […]

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association has launched its annual beef drive for Food Banks across this province. General Manager Chad MacPherson says this years goal is to donate 10,000 pounds of ground beef to the 32 food banks in Saskatchewan. MacPherson says producers launched the initiative to give back to those in need of nutritious, […]

  Saskatchewan Dairy producers are donating products from 175 thousand litres of milk to food banks across the province. The closure of restaurants from covid-19 caused reduced demand for dairy products. Producers were forced to dump a small percentage of milk for about a week and a half across Western Canada. SaskMilk policy and research […]