Guelph Food Bank

09/02/2026

🍽️ Hunger isn't about bad choices. It's about the math not adding up.
In Guelph, that means 5,000+ people turning to every month and 1 in 3 are just children. This September during Hunger Month, we're asking you to do something about it: by making a monthly commitment of just $20. That’s just $5 a week. Can you help us provide healthy options to those facing food insecurity?
Consider a monthly donation today! Link in bio

08/31/2026

🍽️Hunger isn’t caused by bad choices. It’s caused by income that can’t cover today’s cost of living — and support systems that don’t fill the gap.

In Guelph, that gap is real:
☝️upwards of 5,000+ people supported every month in GFB’s network alone
⬆️ 40% jump in visits since early 2025.
🧑‍🧒‍🧒More than 1 in 3 are children

🗓️September is Hunger Action Month. To learn more about food insecurity and the decisions one might have to make to make ends meet, start by trying Feed Ontario’s Fork in the Road tool —Link in comments.

Understanding the problem means that together, we can work towards a solution to end hunger once and for all.

08/29/2026

‼️ Pop‑Up Garage Sale‼️
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 19, 9am-4pm
📍 Guelph Food Bank, 100 Crimea St., Guelph
🏷️ Thrifters: find great deals, provide healthy meals!
🍔 BBQ fare available by donation
🎤 Please help spread the word!

08/26/2026

‼️ The Bridge Builders program has been extended ‼️
Between our seasonal food drives, the gap doesn't close — the need in Guelph doesn't take a season off, and now neither do our Bridge Builders.

🎒 High school students can now earn community service hours year-round by running their own food and fund drives for Guelph Food Bank. This isn't a one-time event — it's an ongoing way for students to help bridge the gap between long-term food security and what our neighbours need right now.

✏️ Sign up however works for you:
🟠 On your own
🟠 With a few friends
🟠 As a full team, club, or class

However you build it, it counts — toward your hours, and toward real impact in this community. Sign up by emailing [email protected] today!

08/25/2026

‼️ The Bridge Builders program has been extended ‼️
Between our seasonal food drives, the gap doesn’t close — the need in Guelph doesn’t take a season off, and now neither do our Bridge Builders.

🎒 High school students can now earn community service hours year-round by running their own food and fund drives for Guelph Food Bank. This isn’t a one-time event — it’s an ongoing way for students to help bridge the gap between long-term food security and what our neighbours need right now.

✏️ Sign up however works for you:
🟠 On your own
🟠 With a few friends
🟠 As a full team, club, or class

However you build it, it counts — toward your hours, and toward real impact in this community. Sign up by emailing [email protected] today!

08/22/2026

Love great deals? The Store by GFB has a sale on today! Open today 10-4
All proceeds go to our food purchasing programs.
Now that’s a win-win for our community!

Awesome News!
30% off entire store continues on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon this week!
Check it out!

08/18/2026

Since 2012 this amazing sister duo have been raising money for various causes to support the needs in the community. And today, Guelph Food Bank was the recipient of $1,300 to go towards the purchase of protein foods needed for special diets.
They have been collecting cans and scrap metal, turning it into cash. They are a wonderful example of how a small team can make a big impact. Thank you for your amazing contribution! Want to contribute too? You can run a food drive, collect food or funds at work, collect donations at an event you’re already attending… email us at [email protected] to learn how you can help too! Or donate at Guelphfoodbank.ca and click that DONATE button

08/17/2026

In October 2025, we were approached by the Dry Bean Breeding and Computational Biology program University of Guelph Department of Plant Agriculture with the following question: would we accept a donation of dry beans? Absolutely we would! What came was 5,030 lbs of beans. And not just ANY beans, but hearty healthy beans that came from a lot of hard work and research that will help bean farmers yield bigger, healthier crops and compete on a global scale. The open house today was so informative and all involved demonstrated so much passion about their work which in turn will feed so many communities around the world. This partnership allowed us to provide 55,000 servings of plant-based protein over 8.5 months in our Guelph Food Bank network. We look forward to continuing this amazing partnership!

08/15/2026

👏A big THANK YOU!👏to these two amazing students who kicked off the Building Bridges Student Food Drive initiative today! 🎉
Raghav and Sam collected over $450 and 320lbs of food donations for Guelph Food Bank - and they are challenging YOU, fellow high school students, to take on the Building Bridges challenge too! #
And a huge shout out to the team at Food Basics for supporting the students in their efforts today and all the patrons who donated!
When the community comes together, everything is possible.