Arctic Food Bank
The Arctic Food Bank offers essential food and supplies to Canada’s Arctic North communities, addressing high food insecurity rates and supporting over thousands of families with life’s essentials.
The Arctic Food Bank offers essential food and supplies to Canada’s Arctic North communities, addressing high food insecurity rates and supporting over thousands of families with life’s essentials.
Feed the North and bridge the gap.
In Inuvik, NWT, a staggering 46.1% face food insecurity, over 8 times the Canadian average. The Arctic North’s First Nations communities are in dire need.
The Arctic Food Bank, initiated by Muslim Welfare Canada, has served over 5,000 families since 2015, providing essential food, meat, and supplies. With branches in Inuvik and Iqaluit, between 80 and 120 families attend food distribution once every two weeks.
For a donation, you can support their mission to nourish the North.
visits are registered at the food bank annually.
Backpacks with school supplies distributed
MWC has provided emergency shelter to 19,500+ women and their children since 1996.
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Nearly 70% of Inuit homes in Nunavut experience food insecurity.
MWC established Arctic Food Bank for families in the north in 2015.
MWC operates one food bank in Iqaluit, and the second in Nunavik.
Established in 2015, over three million dollars of aid was distributed.
