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Happy Holidays! Here is our Holiday Schedule for December 2021 and early January 2022. Please note that our last grocery distribution of 2021 will be Thursday evening, December 23rd from 6pm-7:30pm at our main 5800 Cedarbridge Way location. There will be no grocery distribution on Saturday, December 25th 2021, or on Saturday, January 1st 2022…

From December 1st until December 31st 2021, Peterson is matching donations up to $10,000! This marks the sixth consecutive year that Peterson has generously agreed to match donations during the holiday season to the Richmond Food Bank Society. We are very grateful for this amazing donation matching initiative that doubles the impact of donations for…

Have you ever been confused by best before dates and expiry dates? If so, it’s no wonder – there are many different codes and symbols used in different parts of the world, and their meaning is not always clear. We hope that this post will answer your questions, and help avoid food waste too. Here…

Here are some of our most needed items: (Click here to download our Most Needed Items Poster) Our Top 5 Most Needed Items (other than monetary donations): Canned protein – like chicken, turkey, meat, fish (ex: sardines, mackerel, salmon, tuna), and vegetarian protein (ex: beans, peas, lentils) Peanut Butter (especially with little or no added…

The Richmond Food Bank Society is looking forward to the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive that raises thousands of pounds of food each year for food banks across BC. During these uncertain times, every effort will be made to make the initiative contactless and safe for all while raising enough food for our neighbours in need.…