BAYFIELD AREA FOOD BANK

Strengthening Community through Food Security

The Bayfield Area Food Bank (BAFB) has proudly served Bayfield and the surrounding communities for over 20 years.

Help us fill our shelves. Here's what would be really helpful right now:

  • Healthy children's snacks
  • Juice boxes of all sizes
  • Canned vegetables and fruit
  • Crackers and cookies
  • Canned tuna, salmon, other meats
  • Peanut butter

For safety reasons, we can no longer accept baby formula or baby food

All donations can be dropped off
at the Bayfield Public Library Foyer
or in the donation box at Bayfield Foodland or the donation box in front of the Food Bank
or call 519-525-8286

This is a picture of a truck collecting food along the parade route.

Christmas in Bayfield


Year after year, our amazing community of Bayfield helps us fill our shelves for the Holiday Season and beyond!


Our wonderful volunteers will be walking the parade route on Saturday, November 14th collecting food and monetary donations for the BAFB.

Not sure what to bring?  Here's what would really help us out for the Christmas season:

  • Canned fruits and vegetables
  • Crackers and cookies
  • Cereal
  • Canned tuna, salmon and other meats
  • Peanut butter

If you would like to make a cash donation - just $10.00 will enable us to provide 2 weeks of healthy after school snacks for a student!

50/50 Draw!

Our 50/50 draw is already up to a winning pot of over $5000 and we still have 2 weeks to go!


Purchasing a ticket supports both the Bayfield Area Food Bank and the Bayfield Optimists Club - such wonderful organizations!


This is the image of the current 50/50 raffle.

Every ticket sold supports activities of both organizations like:

  1. Food to members of Bayfield and the surrounding community dealing with food insecurity
  2. Activities supporting local youth.


Purchase your tickets HERE

Right now, 1 in 4 people in Canada

don’t have access to the food they need to be at their best.

Hunger holds us back.

Food banks provide possibilities, opportunities,
and the chance for everyone to thrive.

When food banks have support, communities are stronger.

Donate today

to help meet urgent needs

and build a future without hunger.

HungerCount 2025
Last year, 2.2 million food bank visits

were recorded in a single month,

double the monthly usage just six years ago.

This is Canada’s new normal.