Wood Buffalo Food Bank 2019 Stats Summary
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1205 volunteers gave a total of 2721 hours of time to help us in the warehouse and at our events.
Making a difference in our community
Our Mission at the Wood Buffalo Food Bank provides programs and services that provide the resources and education necessary to ensure food security for all citizens in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
DONATE
We rely on your donations and support!
We are completely community funded, and could not operate without food and monetary donations that keep our shelves full and clients fed.
Food donations can be dropped off at any grocery store or at our office 10117 King St. Thank you for your support.
VOLUNTEER
We couldn’t do what we do without the help of our volunteers!
You are the bulk of our manpower.
We rely on helping hands daily in our warehouse to stock shelves, pack hampers and sort through donations. We also need help with events such as our annual food drives and fundraisers, which would not be possible without extra hands.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We host a variety of events every year.
Stay informed by following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for real-time updates and news about our events. We currently have three main fundraising events per year, plus our small events and awareness campaigns, and they can’t go forward without our volunteers, sponsors, donors and community participants!
GET ASSISTANCE
We are currently operating on an emergency based system due to flooding.
We are operating out of two temporary distribution centres while we work on restoring our location after the flood. Please note these are weekly hampers and not our typical monthly hampers.
Please click below to see how you can access us.
Current News
With fundraisers cancelled and buildings damaged by floods, non-profits hope for more support
Many of Fort McMurray’s non-profit organizations were already struggling to keep operating as low oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic...
Sobeys and Safeway prepare and deliver more than $25K of food hampers to WBFB
The Sobeys and Safeway teams in town have stepped up, even though two locations were affected by flooding. The teams...
Food bank demand increases by roughly a third, virtual food drive raises $101,836
A combination of a second global collapse in oil prices, an economic shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and last...
Food Bank opens up temporary locations in Thickwood and Gregoire
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is opening two temporary locations on May 4. The food bank’s permanent location was forced...
Food Bank gets temporary space, waiting on shipment from Alberta Food Banks
With their downtown location under water and inaccessible, the Wood Buffalo Food Bank has secured a temporary location to pack...
Wood Buffalo Food Bank preparing to distribute 100 hampers a day
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank has started to receive shipments of food and water to help replenish their stock. Yesterday...
Wood Buffalo Food Bank hosting month-long virtual food drive
The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is hosting a virtual food drive with Northland Forest Products. Starting April 1, the month-long...
Rogers pledges 1M meals to Food Banks Canada
As the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic deepens, the need for food for many Canadians becomes an ever growing...
Northland Forest Products and WBFB host virtual food drive
Northland Forest Products and the Wood Buffalo Food Bank (WBFB) have teamed up for their first ever Virtual Food Drive....
Non-profits prepare for increased demands as fundraisers postponed or cancelled
Social non-profits must navigate an increased demand for their services, even as they cancel or postpone fundraisers that were expected...
Melanie fails the Wood Buffalo Food Bank Hamper Challenge
For the entire month of March, 31 days, I was trying to only eat what the Wood Buffalo Food Bank would provide...
Real estate agents rally to aid food bank
A group of real estate agents is showing their support for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank (WBFB). The A-Team at RE/MAX®️...