Edmonton Gleaners Association is a
Organizations Relieving Poverty Charity located in Edmonton, AB.
Services Provided by Edmonton Gleaners Association
The Edmonton Gleaners Association operates as Edmonton's Food Bank. While some families and individuals do access services directly from our organization, the Edmonton Gleaners Association is a central warehouse and referral centre for more than 250 agencies, churches and food depots. The mission statement of the Edmonton Gleaners Association is "to be stewards in the collection of surplus and donated food for the effective distribution, free of charge to people in need in our community, while seeking solutions to the causes of hunger. In 2016, the Edmonton Gleaners Association collected, sorted, repackaged, and redistributed 4,389,665 kilograms of food. in an average month in 2016, the organization distributed hampers to 18, 527 people. This stuatistic does not include food distributed to soup kitchens, shelters school programs and other community organizations.
