The Thunder Bay Good Food Box Program is a volunteer-powered, non-profit, community-based food security program administered by the Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre since 2005. It is a fruit and vegetable distribution program that aims to improve access to good food by making quality, fresh produce available at a low cost across our city. This summer, the Thunder Bay GFB is packing its’ 100,000th Good Food Box!
To recognize this milestone of volunteer commitment and community collaboration, we are aiming to reach a total of 100 MONTHLY DONORS to help keep the program running. We are grateful for the current 21 members of our BEET-ing Hearts Club – we dream of growing these ranks!
A sustaining donor is a supporter who makes regular, recurring donations to a cause; donations can be made at any frequency but are typically on a monthly basis. Funds from our sustaining donors offer overall support to the Good Food Box Program. Any amount, any time – it all makes a difference! Even $10/month makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE to our program.
The demand for fresh and accessible produce continues to rise: it is reported that 22% of households in Thunder Bay and the District are food insecure and not able to access healthy food, along with fresh vegetables rising in cost on average 8% more year to year (from March 2025 to 2026). Our program, on average, packs around 650 Good Food Boxes to provide to community members each month for a low cost, often with subsidies. The Good Box Program is intended to assist individuals with low or fixed incomes with access to affordable fresh produce every month of the year.
Learn more about the GFB on our website. Questions about the Good Food Box? Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages at @GoodFoodBoxTBay or email us at [email protected]!
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