Hamilton Food Share

Founded in 1992, Greater Hamilton Food Share (Hamilton Food Share) is the distribution hub of the Emergency Food Network in Hamilton which is made up of 103 food programs. The charity aims to reduce hunger in Hamilton by supplying food and short-term storage to these local food banks. Its food recovery program takes food from corporate partners that is considered extra and un-salable by food industry standards and redirects it to people in need. The charity’s 2017 annual report states that 90,000 people in Hamilton live in poverty, while 14% of these people count on food banks every month to survive.