Amherst Food Bank

05/29/2026

Quite a few exciting things happened this week! One that I would like to share with you is this very generous donation we received from Oxford Frozen Foods, through Second Harvest!
Some of you may have been stuck in traffic while these boxes were being unloaded and walked two blocks up Church Street and then up King Street! Sorry, not sorry! 😆
These boxes contained frozen blueberries, carrots, onions, turnip, and onion rings to distribute to our Clients!
What we couldn't fit in our freezers was shared with many of our community partners, and a daycare, and a school!
We are very thankful to Oxford Frozen Foods to receive this food to spread throughout our community!

05/28/2026

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05/28/2026

Provincial statistics from Feed Nova Scotia.

If you've ever thought Feed Nova Scotia was a food bank, you wouldn't be alone!

While we aren't actually a food bank, we do support over 130 food banks, meal programs, and shelters across the province through actions like food distribution and capacity building. These organizations also rely on relationships with local farmers and retailers, volunteers, donors of their own, and more to support food insecure Nova Scotians in their communities.

We have over 80 food banks in the Feed Nova Scotia member network and from January to March of 2026, these food banks supported 35,879 people from 14,721 households.

In the past few years, we've seen an increase in the frequency by which households are accessing support, meaning that people are visiting food banks more often than ever before. It's a worrying trend - but it's not surprising. Wages and income supports are not sufficient in Nova Scotia. Combined with high rent, high utilities, and high cost of food, more and more people have no choice but to turn to food support.

You can find the full quarterly access report, along with more food bank usage statistics here: https://feednovascotia.ca/advocacy/key-issues/

05/28/2026

Tune into CKDH to listen to Dale & my interview with Mitchell!
Coming up soon!

05/25/2026

Vote everyday!

05/25/2026

Amherst HOME SHOW
After the School Bell
Doris Walton
Alan Taylor
Thank you everyone for purchasing tickets!
We appreciate your support!

05/24/2026

I would like to thank everyone that helped with the Home Show this weekend we at the Amherst Food Bank thank you for all your help

05/24/2026