Who Are We?
In Quebec, more than 600,000 people need food assistance. Every month.
Since 1988, Food Banks of Quebec, a not-for-profit organization, has played a key role in feeding them. Our strength? We are at the head of a great provincial network!
Our 33 independent regional members serve 1,400 local community organizations, who handle 3.1 million requests for food assistance every month.
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Mission
Support our members by pooling and increasing resources and expertise, ensuring access to nutritious foodstuff for vulnerable populations throughout Quebec.
Vision
Be the leader in the fight against food insecurity with the support of a strong network throughout Quebec.
Values
Transparency. Sustainable efficiency. Collaboration. Solidarity. Openness.
In particular, these values apply :
- Between members
- Towards vulnerable people
- Towards donors, partners, and volunteers
- To collective and regional priorities
Goals
- To bring together and promote cooperation between regional food banks and food aid organizations ;
- Solicit, recover and redistribute financial donations, foodstuffs and non-perishable products to members ;
- Support members’ regional actions, and provide them with governmental and media representation at provincial and federal levels ;
- Promote and contribute to food security throughout Quebec in a context of sustainable development.
Brief History
The evolution of food distribution (donations and purchases, from FBQ to the Moisson) :
2011-2012
4 million kilograms
2016-2017
6 million kilograms
2023-2024
11 million kilograms
What We Do
Launch of the Cuisines partagées METRO network across Quebec.
Each project will host various community groups for initiatives such as culinary workshops or collective kitchens. The initiative responds to an urgent need in the community sector, where a lack of resources and adequate infrastructure limits the impact of programs. Thanks to this funding, organizations will be able to improve their services and contribute to the fight against food insecurity and food waste.
Provincial Food Procurement
Our organization solicits food donations from across Quebec and ensures they are shared equitably among the Moisson, according to regional needs and realities. Thanks to various programs and production campaigns dedicated to Food Banks of Quebec network, these food donations come from various sectors of the agro-industry, whether from food producers, wholesalers or processors.
Supermarket Recovery Program (SRP)
The SRP is the first initiative of its kind in Canada. With the collaboration of food retailers, the SRP provides a unique and sustainable solution to the problems of food waste and food insecurity. In concrete terms, it involves recovering unsold food from supermarkets (Loblaw, METRO and Sobeys banners) to feed people in need!
Since 2017, our organization has been coordinating the SRP deployment across the province with the essential collaboration of our Moisson and Associate members. The SRP is crucial to food-assistance organizations, as it greatly improves the quantity and variety of food (fresh produce, meats) offered to beneficiaries.
Representation of Members’ Interests and Expertise in Food Assistance
We strive to make the realities of food insecurity and food assistance in Quebec better known to governments, media, and the public. We listen to the needs and issues of our members and channel their voices. We base our efforts on actual studies, notably the HungerCount we produce every year, as well as university research, which we also support.
Infrastructures Program
Our financial assistance program for the development of storage infrastructures, launched in 2021, is supported and funded by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). This program enables our members to carry out projects aimed at purchasing equipment and improving the network’s storage infrastructures.
Thanks to this major funding, our members are able to make investments that are essential to the continuity and improved efficiency of their operations and services, in order to better meet the ever-growing needs of their communities.