Since this time last year, the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank has seen a 19% increase in visits.
Just this fall a further increase of 12% in families accessing food bank services.
Coming into the holiday season they anticipate providing between 2,100 and 2,200 households with Christmas hampers.
Did You Know:
* 34% of COFB' clients are children and youth
* Each day they distribute an average of 21,000 lb. of food within Kelowna and West Kelowna
*The Central Okanagan Community Food Bank provides food to 40 local partner agencies who support food insecure individuals
EVERY $1 DONATED, PROVIDES UP TO $3 WORTH OF FOOD!
Text FOOD to 45678 to donate $5-25 for the month of December. These donations are matched by Tom Budd Foundation throughout the month of December.
https://cofoodbank.com/donate/
*The Central Okanagan Food Bank is supporting those displaced and affected by the floods with emergency food supports. Your donations of food and funds at this time will, as always, help to support folks in Kelowna and West Kelowna, but will also support those harbouring here during this season.
Just this fall a further increase of 12% in families accessing food bank services.
Coming into the holiday season they anticipate providing between 2,100 and 2,200 households with Christmas hampers.
Did You Know:
* 34% of COFB' clients are children and youth
* Each day they distribute an average of 21,000 lb. of food within Kelowna and West Kelowna
*The Central Okanagan Community Food Bank provides food to 40 local partner agencies who support food insecure individuals
EVERY $1 DONATED, PROVIDES UP TO $3 WORTH OF FOOD!
Text FOOD to 45678 to donate $5-25 for the month of December. These donations are matched by Tom Budd Foundation throughout the month of December.
https://cofoodbank.com/donate/
*The Central Okanagan Food Bank is supporting those displaced and affected by the floods with emergency food supports. Your donations of food and funds at this time will, as always, help to support folks in Kelowna and West Kelowna, but will also support those harbouring here during this season.