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Donate to FYFB

Money. Food. Clothes. Books.
Donate to make a difference.

Your contribution allows FYFB to deliver a multi-service program to help prevent homelessness in Toronto. Did you know that over 93% of all our funding comes from private donations? People like you. We need your help today.

Simply choose one of the donation methods below.

Financial Donations

Online
Donate securely online to FYFB at the Canada Helps website. Simply click on the Canada Helps logo and follow the instructions.

Give Monthly
The Friends of FYFB Monthly Pledge Program is an important way for FYFB friends to help ensure we deliver consistent programming to our clients throughout the year. Simply click here to visit CanadaHelps and select 'Donate Monthly'. Choose how much you can afford to have deducted from your credit card to help our community's most vulnerable people. You will immediately begin providing FYFB a stable source of funding every month. The CanadaHelps Frequently Asked Questions section offers additional details about this important program.

Securities
FYFB welcomes the gift of securities. A donation of securities which have risen in value since being purchased by a person, will allow the donor in most circumstances to pay no capital gains tax. The donor will still receive a donation receipt for the full market value of the securities. Your tax advisor will be able to assist you in making a donation of securities to FYFB.

By Mail
Make your cheque payable to the Fort York Food Bank and mail it to 797 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON - M6J 1V2 with our donation form (*.pdf format).

By Shopping
When you make on-line purchases at www.cangive.ca up to 15% of your purchase will be donated to FYFB when you select us as your cause. A wide range of businesses from WestJet, to The Bay, Canadian Tire and Eddie Bauer participate, so go online and start donating to FYFB while you shop!

Food Donations

Individuals
FYFB provides our clients with a balanced supply of food consistent with the Canada Food Guide. All non-perishable food items are welcome. The following is a limited list of some of the food items you may choose to donate.

• Canned meat/fish
• Dry pasta
• Canned fruit/vegetables
• Pasta/tomato sauce
• Peanut butter
• Soup
• Rice
• Cold or hot cereal

Businesses
FYFB partners with local businesses such Kensington Natural Bakery, Starbucks, Amato Pizza and Cafe Brasiliano who provide us with end of the day food which we package and distribute to our clients. If your business has end of day food, we want to partner with you to help feed people in need in our community.

Clothes, Books and more...

FYFB also welcomes the donation of personal and household items that we can distribute to clients in our Community Drop-In Centre. The following items are highly valued by clients and can make an important difference in their lives.

• Used Clothes (please wash prior to donating)
• Books
• Magazines
• Toys
• Kitchen Supplies

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Did You Know ???
In 2007 FYFB:

· Served close to 30,000 meals through our Community Drop-in Centre.

· Performed over 1,300 counselling cases.

· Provided over 215,000 meals through our 3-day grocery baskets.

· Received over 18,000 voluntary service hours of time.

This year alone FYFB will provide the equivalent of 70,000 days of groceries through our 3-day food hampers, serve 30,000 meals through our kitchen and perform 1,500 counselling cases to help people get back on track.

FYFB is the largest agency of Daily Bread Food Bank by client base. In total Daily Bread supports more than 60 food banks in the City of Toronto and between 150 and 200 agencies in total, including shelters.