Learn how your continued support and generosity is helping the 1 in 13 Mississauga residents who are using a food bank.

It was another record-breaking year in food insecurity here at Food Banks Mississauga. Our agency members on the frontlines tell us they are maxing out and will hit their ceiling soon, as costs continue to rise and we are all forced to increase our capacity every month. Food banks were meant to be a temporary “band-aid” emergency support, not a replacement for government social assistance programs. But almost 40 years after Food Banks Mississauga was founded, we face a growing crisis because government programs are underfunded and haven’t kept up with the rising cost of living. Read on to see how your support has made an impact this past year, easing the burdens of food bank visitors, and how we'll continue to advocate for a food-secure Mississauga.

Food Insecurity in Mississauga

From June 2023 to May 2024, Food Banks Mississauga served 58% more food bank visitors than the previous year, a 120% increase since 2021. These numbers tell us more about who your generosity supports. They also paint a picture of the evergrowing food insecurity crisis, with record-breaking numbers every year.
421,251
total food bank visits to Food Banks Mississauga and our network.
56,267
food bank visitors, which is 1 in 13 Mississauga residents.
15,754
of total food banks visitors are children, which is a 42% increase from last year.

Hub and spoke model

Your support goes beyond one organization. We are the hub that serves all of Mississauga through our network of 60+ agency members - thanks to you.
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Neighbourhood Food banks
Providing 7+ days of fresh and shelf-stable food plus household items each month.
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Pantries
Providing 3+ days of fresh & shelf-stable food each month.
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Cupboards
Providing 2+ days of shelf-stable food each month.
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Meal Programs
Providing a cooked meal to each visitor per visit.
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Snack Programs
Providing packaged or prepared snacks to each visitor per visit.

Food Bank 2 Home Delivery Program

Individuals served: 753

Households served: 508

Food for 225,680 meals delivered.

Community Market: A Pop-Up Food Bank

Individuals served: 13,793

Households served: 1,569

Pounds of food distributed: 114,210, 80% more than last year!

ReclaimFRESH Food Rescue Program

You helped us rescue over 2,530,271 lbs of food!

Using Food Banks Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Calculator, we calculated that we saved a total of 18,469,320 kg of greenhouse gas emissions across all of our programs.

Tax Clinic

Returns completed this year: 506

Through the hard work of our volunteers, over $2.7 million was returned to our neighbours through refunds, benefits, and credits (over $1.2 million more than last year)!

Thank you for your generosity

In the face of these staggering numbers and harsh realities, we are grateful for you, our supporters, for standing by us this past year as we provide food to our neighbours today while we also advocate for policy change to address the root causes of food insecurity for tomorrow.

Food Sources

Full audited financials will be available by the end of October 2024. For historical financial information, visit our Charity Financials page.

For additional and historical information related to outputs and outcomes in this report, click here.

We provided 9,183,447 pounds of food to neighbours facing food insecurity.

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