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FCC Drive Away Hunger

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2011 FCC Drive Away Hunger final results (lbs)

Level

Tours

FCC offices collection

Total*

Canada

n/a

n/a

2,487,078

Alberta

n/a

124,680

124,680

Atlantic Canada

52,470

49,041

101,511

British Columbia

120,573

29,937

150,510

Manitoba

146,855

42,317

189,172

Ontario

127,622

261,640

389,262

Quebec

538,099

327,493

865,592

Regina

288,520

n/a

n/a

Saskatchewan

n/a

153,943

442,463

*Combination of food and cash donations

 

 

Statistics about food banks in Canada*

Location

Association

# of known food banks and food agencies in 2009

# of people visiting the food banks in 2008

# of people visiting the food banks in March 2009

# of people visiting the food banks in March 2010

% of total assisted who are

children

Canada

Food Banks Canada

884

704,414

794,738

867,948

38.0%

Alberta

Alberta Food Bank Network Association (AFBNA)

102

33,580

53,976

59,311

43.1%

British Columbia

Food Banks Canada – BC Branch

95

78,101

89,886

94,359

29.7%

Manitoba

Manitoba Association of Food Banks

53

40,464

47,925

57,966

50.5%

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Association of Food Banks (NBAFB)

58

15,638

17,889

18,517

34.3%

Newfoundland and Labrador

Community Food Sharing Association

28

27,260

30,014

30,800

37.3%

Nova Scotia

FEED Nova Scotia

142

16,915

20,344

22,573

33.0%

Ontario

Ontario Association of Food Banks

342

314,258

374,230

402,056

37.1%

Prince Edward Island

PEI Food Banks Association

6

2,892

2,706

3,068

35.5%

Quebec

Banques alimentaires Québec

19

156,215

137,464

154,364

37.9%

Saskatchewan

Food Banks of Saskatchewan Corporation

32

17,751

18,875

22,662

44.1%

*Statistics from Food Banks Canada

2011 FCC Drive Away Hunger tour itineraries:

British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario Tour 1
Ontario Tour 2
Quebec
Regina

 

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National & Quebec 
Éva Larouche (bilingual)
1-888-780-6647
eva.larouche@fcc-fac.ca

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Celeste Geisbauer
306-780-8619
celeste.geisbauer@fcc-fac.ca

Atlantic provinces
Anaïk Bernèche (bilingual)
306-780-3351
anaik.berneche@fcc-fac.ca

Ontario
Aliya Ladha
306-780-5635
aliya.ladha@fcc-fac.ca