About
From small acorns grow…
The St. Joseph’s Food Bank began as the brain child of Father Gary Gordon in 1990 to help people and families in need. What started as a goodwill gesture mushroomed into an operation with 6 volunteers within 6 years. By 2008 it became obvious that the St. Joseph’s Parish church basement was no longer practical and new space was needed.
December 2009 the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver made space on their property available for the construction of a new and needed dedicated food bank building to better serve the community. On October 31, 2015, the new St. Joseph’s Food Bank Building opened at 32550 7th Ave. in Mission on the southeast corner of St. Joseph’s Parish Church.
In 2020 we distributed food to 968 registered individuals, who each received monthly food support. Today, we are distributing food to over 1963 registered individuals, 860 families each month. The pandemic and inflationary economic environment have had a dramatic impact on our community and unfortunately the number of people in need is sure to increase.
We also provide support to the following agencies:
- Community Services – Shelter, Food Centre, and Christmas
- Bureau
- Youth House
- Centennial Place
- United Gospel Mission – Outreach
- Westminster Abbey
- Northview Pantry
- Chehalis First Nations Community
- Glory House
- Senior Centre
- Mission School District – Feeding Futures Program
- Starfish Program
- Back Pack Program
- Matzqui Migrant farm workers
We supply and deliver emergency hampers and provide food every day for homeless street distribution. These deliveries are done by St. Joseph’s Food Bank on Monday, Saturday and Sunday, and by UGM on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The food that is distributed daily to the homeless is supplied by Save-On-Foods (Deli) as part of the no waste program. Excess non-human perishable food is distributed daily to local farmers and used as animal feed.
In April 2020 the Mission Food Bank Society was set up to support the efforts of St. Joseph’s Food Bank in its work to raise awareness and provide financial support for the operating cost of St. Joseph’s Food Bank.
Our dedicated team of caring volunteers drives our passion to help those in need. Our goal is to support our community and improve the future of individuals, children and families.
For more information on Emergency Hampers, Administration and Food Donations contact:
Sandra Cascaden
Food Bank Manager
Mailing Address
St. Joseph’s Food Bank
PO Box 3106
Mission BC V2V 4J3
Latest News & Events
Heartfelt thank you to the Sidhu Family
A heartfelt thank you to the Sidhu family for their incredibly kind donation of non perishables to the St Josephs Food…
Imagination Station raised donations over the holidays
A big thank you to the Imagination Station Child Care for donating funds and food to the families of Mission.…
Donations from Excel Martial Arts
Excel Martial Arts Mission really kicked it up a notch with their donations! We appreciate the food donation to St…
Feed More Families Store Spotlight Award
Our Canadian Superstore has been officially selected for the quarterly “Feed More Families Store Spotlight Award”!St Josephs Food Bank was chosen…
Mission City Councillors @ St Joseph’s Food Bank
Our Mission city councillors put in a long and hard day of work volunteering to distribute food @St Josephs Food…
BC Eggs supports St. Joseph’s Food Bank
Thank you BC Egg! St Josephs Food Bank finds you to be an eggcellent partner in bringing delicious food to…
After the Bell program with Food Banks Canada
1/3 food bank visits are made on behalf of children. That is why St Josephs Food Bank was so proud…
Mission Bollywood Boom raised $26,000
We were so excited to receive this cheque at St. Joseph’s Food Bank because we know how much good it…
Mission Punj-Aab Culture Club hosting Vaisakhi event raised $11,000
On behalf of all the volunteers, staff, and board of directors, we would like to thank the Mission Punj-Aab Culture…
Together, We’ll be there for kids across Canada
Kids and their families are already facing food insecurity at the highest levels we’ve seen in our recent history. And…
St. Joseph's Food Bank
Donations
St. Joseph’s Food Bank is supported by community members, business and service organizations as well as the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and the District of Mission.
Donations can be dropped off 9am – 12pm 7 days a week.
Food Bank Hours
St. Joseph’s Food Bank distributes food every 2nd Wednesday & Thursday from 9:00am – noon
32600 7th Avenue
Mission, BC V2V 2B9