News & Events

We’re very excited for the upcoming Can-struction event on Sunday 29 October 2017! From 8 am to 11 am at Lansdowne Mall, students from across Richmond will assemble creative designs out of cans of food.  All the non-perishable food items they use will then be donated to the Richmond Food Bank to help our neighbours…

We had a lot of fun at the Steveston Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday 26 August 2017! The RFB Volunteers’ Dragon Boat team competed very well in the races, coming in 4th in their division.  We’re proud of the team’s dedication and sportsmanship- they represented us well! We enjoyed being part of the festivities during…

We are very excited for the upcoming BC Thanksgiving Food Drive, held on Saturday 16 September 2017. Started in 2009, the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive has collected more than 10 000 lbs of food each year in Richmond alone.  All food collected in Richmond goes to help Richmond residents going through financial difficulties.  Please visit…

Our good friends at the Richmond Poverty Response Committee are holding the first-ever “Richmond Poverty Action Forum” on Thursday 28 September from 9 am to 4 pm at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. The Action Forum brings together Richmond residents experiencing poverty, people working on issues related to poverty, and decision-makers for an open dialogue…

On Wednesday 21 June 2017, we held our Annual General Meeting. AGMs are required under the BC Societies Act to elect the board of directors for the upcoming year.  At our AGM, we re-elected our 11 person board of directors.  You can learn about them on our About Us page. We also took the time…