This Christmas, give hope to individuals and families in need.

For some children and families in Nova Scotia, there would be no Christmas without your support. Each month in our province, 38,000 men, women, and children rely on food banks and other programs to meet their family’s food needs.

Each Christmas, FEED NOVA SCOTIA works with community groups, churches, our Member Agencies and other organizations to coordinate Christmas support for disadvantaged individuals and families, brightening the holidays for those in need.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Christmas Hampers & Food Support

Fill the plates of hungry Nova Scotians this holiday season…

Your gifts of food, grocery store coupons or financial support help FEED NOVA SCOTIA supply fresh produce, chickens, and turkeys for Christmas Hampers as well as ensuring ongoing food support to fill the plates of hungry Nova Scotians throughout the coming months. Christmas hampers – stocked with nutritious and delicious festive foods by FEED NOVA SCOTIA – are distributed to families in need by community agencies such as Salvation Army Halifax, Beacon House Interfaith Society, Antigonish Community Food Bank, the Lighthouse Food Bank Society and many others. In addition, FEED NOVA SCOTIA continues to provide ongoing supplies of healthy perishable foods to approximately 150 local food banks and other programs throughout the holiday season.

Your support of FEED NOVA SCOTIA supplies food to thousands of Nova Scotians each month, while our hamper program will provide more than 5,000 households with special food for the holidays, brightening the Christmas season for families throughout the province.

To make a financial gift online now, please click here .

Adopt-a-Family

Fill a home with holiday joy…

The Adopt-a-Family program matches disadvantaged families with businesses, community groups, families and individuals willing to provide Christmas support. FEED NOVA SCOTIA can match you with a family whose needs match your ability to give. We supply you with the family’s “wish list” so that you are able to select appropriate gifts and food items.

To participate in Adopt-a-Family, please call 902.457.1900 ext.231

A Gift that will leave a legacy … Victoria Park Legacy Bricks

A Victoria Park Legacy Brick always makes a great Christmas gift for the person who has everything.  Say “I love you,” commemorate a special occasion, mark a special anniversary or birthday, honour a loved one’s memory – the possibilities are as endless as your imagination. The brick will be engraved, and we’ll send the recipient a card to acknowledge your gift. Then, in the spring it will be placed with the others in Halifax’s historic Victoria Park around the statue of Robbie Burns – just across from the Public Gardens.

For more information contact us at 457-1900 or e-mail events@feednovascotia.ca

Christmas Parties

Invite your Christmas party guests to bring coin jars or a food donation with them. Hold a 50/50 draw, a carol singing contest or simply display a FEED NOVA SCOTIA coin box in your home, office or workplace. Pick a day or a week and hold a food/fund drive at your office. Have fun with it, challenge other departments, or even another business.

Click here for more ideas or click here to register an event.

For more information contact us at 457-1900 or e-mail events@feednovascotia.ca

Give a special gift

Struggling to find the perfect gift for that special someone? Give a financial gift to us in their name and we’ll send them a Christmas Card acknowledging your gift (minimum $5 donation per card). You can give online safely and securely through Canadahelps.org .

Volunteer your time
 
Whether you’re with a group of friends or coworkers or alone, we can always use another pair of hands. From gift wrapping to data entry, answering phones to sorting produce, there’s always something to do at Christmas.

Click here for a list of our current volunteer needs.

For more information contact us at 457-1900 or email volunteer@feednovascotia.ca .