Our vision is to end hunger in our city.
Our mission is to collaborate with all to eliminate food insecurity, and advocate for solutions to end poverty.
Operating principle: Food is a human right. Everyone should be able to access the food they need.
Daily Bread Food Bank operates from a human rights-based approach that prioritizes participation, accountability, non-discrimination, equality and empowerment.
Values
Accountable
Commitments we make are commitments we keep.
Creative
We continuously pursue new and refined solutions to serve the needs of our communities.
Equitable
We advocate for policies that enable everyone to fully participate in society.
Evidence-based
Our actions are informed by evidence and form impactful solutions.
Inclusive
We embrace diversity of people, thought and experiences, and prioritize the voices of those affected by poverty.
Priorities
Facilitate food access
Execute best in class collection and distribution of quality food through member agencies.
Activate our city
Provide inspiring opportunities for everyone to participate in our mission through giving, volunteering and advocating.
Advocate
Mobilize communities to advocate for system changes that will positively impact those experiencing poverty.
Strategic goals: 2024-2027
1.
Expand food distribution to 50 million lbs per year, while reducing unit costs.
2.
Strengthen the network we serve.
3.
Advocate for systemic change.
To make food bank use rare, brief, and non-recurring, we must target policy initiatives that will have a positive effect on chronic food bank use.
We will invest in research that will help us gain a clearer understanding of new users’ chronic food bank use. We will use this research in policy formulation, government relations, and media engagement activities. We will use community mobilization on issues which have a policy window and/or tie in directly with chronic food bank use.
4.
Ensure organizational sustainability, growth, and continuous improvement.
5.
Remove barriers and improve access.
We will improve client accessibility to network services by providing soft-skill accessibility training, and ensuring that 100% of our member agencies understand their legal obligations to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
