Donations Now Being Accepted for Hunger Action Month Across Durham Region

Sep 09, 2026

Donate non-perishable food at participating facilities or give online from September 9 to October 5.

Durham Region municipalities are once again coming together for Hunger Action Month, and donations are now being accepted to help fight hunger in the community.

From September 9 to October 5, residents, businesses, and community groups can support the campaign by donating non-perishable food at participating locations across Durham or by making a monetary donation online.

The need across Durham remains significant. Over 880,000 visits were made to a food program in Feed the Need in Durham’s (FTND) network of 70 community food programs last year – an increase of nearly 350 per cent since 2020. Of these, 9,500 visitors were people who had never visited a FTND food bank before, highlighting the increasingly important role emergency food support continues to play across the region.

How to Donate

Residents can drop off non-perishable food at participating municipal facilities or make a monetary donation online.

In Whitby, you can drop off food at the following locations:

Whitby Town Hall – 575 Rossland Road East
Iroquois Park Sports Centre – 500 Victoria Street West
McKinney Centre – 222 McKinney Drive
Fieldgate Sports Complex - 2 Gathering Place (as of Sept 12)
55+ Recreation Centre – 801 Brock Street South
Whitby Fire Headquarters – 111 McKinney Drive
Brooklin Community Centre & Library – 8 Vipond Road
Whitby Civic Recreation Complex – 555 Rossland Road East
Whitby Library Central Branch – 405 Dundas Street West
Whitby Library (Rossland Branch) – 701 Rossland Road East

Visit your local municipality’s website to find a drop-off location near you:

Donations will support Feed the Need in Durham and participating community food programs, helping get food and other essential items to people who need them.

Make your donation go further: For every $1 donated, Feed the Need in Durham can collect, store and distribute two meals and other needed products. Donate online.

Residents can also support Hunger Action Month by volunteering with Feed the Need in Durham. Learn more at feedtheneedindurham.ca.

Quick Facts

1 in 4 Durham households identify as being food insecure (source: Feed the Need in Durham).
Not sure what to donate? View Feed the Need in Durham’s Wish List of most-needed items.

For media inquiries, contact:

Town of Ajax
Devon Jarvis, Manager of Communications and Engagement
Phone: 905-409-1491
Email: Devon.Jarvis@ajax.ca

Township of Brock
Tamra Kaiser, Communications and Tourism Coordinator
Phone: 705-432-2355 x 232
Email: Tamra.Kaiser@brock.ca

Municipality of Clarington
Melissa Westover, Manager, Strategic Communications and Initiatives
Phone: 905-623-3379 ext. 2019
Email: mwestover@clarington.net

Region of Durham
Alison Burgess, Communications and Engagement
Phone: 289-830-9474
Email: CorporateCommunications@durham.ca

City of Oshawa
Corporate Communications
Phone: 905-436-5686
Email: communications@oshawa.ca

City of Pickering
Nicole Hann, Coordinator, Public Affairs & Corporate Communications
Phone: 905-420-4660 ext. 2028
Email: nhann@pickering.ca

Township of Scugog
Lori Bowers, Director, Communications and Strategic Projects
Phone: 905-985-7346
Email: lbowers@scugog.ca

Township of Uxbridge
Sierra Miller, Communications Officer
Phone: 905-852-9181 ext. 509
Email: smiller@uxbridge.ca

Town of Whitby
Erin Mikaluk, Manager, Communications and Creative Services
Phone: 289-314-6913
Email: mikaluke@whitby.ca

Feed the Need in Durham
Melanie Correia, Director of Development and Communications
Phone: 905-571-3863
Email: melanie@FTND.ca