Fort York Food Bank

Founded in 1998, Fort York Food Bank (FYFB) is a food bank in downtown Toronto that directly helps low-income people and families. It is volunteer-driven, with only one paid staff member in 2017. Each year, the food bank helps over 4,000 people. Most of its clients live off less than $4 a day after housing costs and are recently unemployed or underemployed. FYFB is a vital service that aims to prevent homelessness with Toronto’s most vulnerable. It offers four core programs: food distribution, information and support, community drop-in centre, and community vitality.