Information about Food Security
Connecting Food Systems in Richmond
An environmental scan to examine the makeup, gaps and opportunities in the shifting emergency food provisioning landscape within Richmond.
Community Events
2021 Walk for Memories
Thanks to all who joined us or supported our walking team once again for the 2021 Walk for Alzheimer’s ! This year, participants were invited to walk any time, anywhere, all through the month of May. The walk helped to raise money and awareness for a very important cause that Read more…
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Sign up today for our quarterly newsletter to receive about four emails per year. We’d love to tell you about our impacts, upcoming projects we are excited about, and highlights from the past three months in the Richmond Food Bank Society community. Find out how you can help fulfill the Read more…
Community Events
Thanks for supporting The Coldest Night of the Year #CNOY Walk
All through February 2021, the Richmond Food Bank Society walking team fundraised for the annual Coldest Night of the Year family-friendly walk. Thanks to your support, we raised $600 this year! Thank you for walking with us or supporting the RFBSociety team this past month, and for helping to raise Read more…
Community Events
Cooking Classes in March! Register today
Starting in the first week of March, free cooking classes organized by the Richmond Food Bank in partnership with Food Banks Canada will be hosted at the Caring Place kitchen, room 340 – 7000 Minoru Blvd in Richmond, BC. To reserve your spot in any or all of the 8 Read more…
Community Events
Coldest Night of the Year #CNOY Walk – February 22
It’s cold out there! And on Saturday, February 22 2020, the Richmond Food Bank Society is going to help do something good about it. The annual Coldest Night of the Year family-friendly walk raises money for local charitable organizations serving people in our communities who are homeless, hungry, and hurting. Read more…
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The Richmond Food Bank is now a Good Food Organization!
The Richmond Food Bank is pleased to announce that we have joined Community Food Centres Canada’s Good Food Organizations program to showcase our commitment to offering impactful community food programs based in principles of health, empowerment, and respect. With over 175 other Good Food Organizations and 10 Community Food Centres Read more…
Community Events
2018 Taking Care of Business Breakfast
We had a wonderful time at Pathways Clubhouse‘s Taking Care of Business breakfast on Wednesday 18 April in the Executive Hotel. Pathways Clubhouse is a charity in Richmond that “offers hope, encouragement and opportunities to people who live with mental illness.” Pathways provides a supported environment for people as they Read more…
RFB in the Community
Happy Birthday to Us!
The Richmond Food Bank turned 35 this March- we officially opened our doors in March 1983 at St Alban Church! We were originally planned as a temporary source of support during an economic downturn. However, the need only grew. We served 20 families the first day with grocery hampers. Today, Read more…
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2017 Steveston Dragon Boat Festival!
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 Read more…