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Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a Christian-based charitable organization in partnership with 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies that facilitates the collection and distribution of cash, grain and other agricultural commodities in an effort to end world hunger.

It also provides funds and expert advice for projects submitted by member agencies and their partners, manages the procurement and supply of food commodities, and engages in public policy and education activities related to hunger.

It is a federally incorporated, not-for-profit corporation registered as a charitable agency.  Since 1983, it has provided over 1.5 million tonnes of food to hungry people in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Eastern Europe.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is grateful to the Canadian government for providing a 4 to 1 matching grant up to a maximum contribution of $25 million per year.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is owned by the following church agencies:
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Canadian Baptist Ministries
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Canadian Lutheran World Relief
Christian and Missionary alliance in Canada
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee of Canada
Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
Pentecotal Assemblies of Canada
Presbyterian World Service and Development
Primate's World Relief & Development Fund of the Anglican Church of Canada
The Salvation Army
United Church of Canada
World Relief Canada

When eligible, Global Affairs Canada matches donations to Canadian Foodgrains Bank on a 4:1 basis up to a maximum of $25 million per year.  Over 93% of donated money is used for food assistance.

Bighead River Foodgrains Project
The Bighead River Foodgrains Project is one of over 200 local growing projects across Canada that raises funds for the work of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 
Started in 1997 by several Meaford churches, it has raised $691,600 since its inception.  When eligible, and matched on a 4:1 basis by Global Affairs Canada, its total becomes over $2.77 million.  
Local events have included concerts, church dinners, refreshment booths at Meaford events, collection of aluminum cans, liquor bottles/cans and scrap metal for recycling, toonie trees in local churches (in support of World Food Day in October) and much more.
In addition, local farmers and agribusinesses have grown and harvested various crops with the proceeds from the sale of the crops going to the work of Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Supporting churches include:
  • Christ Church Anglican
  • Christ Church United - Mississauga
  • Cook Street Pentecostal
  • Knox Presbyterian
  • Meaford Church of the Nazarene
  • Meaford First Baptist
  • Meaford United
  • St. Andrews Presbyterian - Kitchener
  • St. James Anglican - Fairmount
  • St. Vincent Roman Catholic
  • Temple Hill United

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