We had a wonderful time at the 2016 Food Banks BC AGM, held on Sunday 15 May to Tuesday 17 May 2016 in Victoria, BC! The Food Banks BC AGM is an opportunity for us to meet with other food banks, learn from experts on issues facing NPOs, charities, and Read more…
Our 2016 Strategic Planning session, held on Saturday 30 January 2016, was a rousing success! Every year, RFB directors and staff come together to look at the challenges our community faces and the obstacles and advantages we have in addressing those challenges. The Strategic Planning Session is an opportunity for Read more…
Here is a message from Sheila Johnston, President of the Richmond Food Bank: Dear Neighbours, On behalf of the Richmond Food Bank, I want to thank our supporters for your donations to help our neighbours in need. Your gifts of money, food, services, and time enabled us to provide grocery Read more…
A Christmas message from Sheila Johnston, Richmond Food Bank President: Your donations, gifts, and volunteer hours are essential to providing reliable year-round service as we receive no public funding. With your support, our volunteers give grocery assistance to 1350 to 1450 people in a week. During our distributions we also Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank has launched two new distribution locations and times: Boyd Depot on Mondays from 3:30 to 5 pm (at Hugh Boyd Secondary Portable – 9200 No 1 Rd) Blundell Depot on Saturdays from 10 am to 11:30 am (at Richmond Baptist Church – 6640 Blundell Rd) Those Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank has been named the beneficiary of the Mid-Autumn Festival Charity Dating Auction. This exciting event is being presented by the Richmond News in partnership with Aberdeen Centre. Some of Richmond’s finest professionals and businesses have offered their expertise to the winning bidders. Lots of amazing packages to be won Read more…
The annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is just around the corner and our volunteers are busy preparing for this year’s food drive that will take place between September 14th-18th with collection day on Saturday the 19th. Get involved in this province wide initiative with your kind donations and help bring hope Read more…
The Richmond Food Bank Society held a very successful Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 17 June from 7 pm to 8 pm. Our current volunteer board of directors were re-elected for a one-year term, with two new directors being elected for a one-year term. The current RFB board of directors Read more…
Food Banks Canada has released the 2014 Hunger Count, a comprehensive report on food bank usage across Canada. As a member of Food Banks BC and Food Banks Canada, the Richmond Food Bank participates in the Hunger Count by providing anonymous statistics. We encourage everyone to read the report- it Read more…
Once again we are gearing up for the annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive taking place from September 15th to the 20th. The BCTFD is a province wide initiative that helps feed thousands of needy neighbours across BC who rely on food banks for their basic nutritional needs. Last year they collected more Read more…
Please note that the final Saturday grocery distribution will be on October 24th, 2026. After this date, the grocery distribution schedule will be as follows:
Main Location (#100-5800 Cedarbridge Way)
Offsite Depots