Founded in 1991.
Still necessary.
Our history
The Campus Food Bank (CFB) is the oldest food bank on a university campus in Canada.
We served our first student clients in 1991 when the Graduate Students’ Association began department-level food collection and distribution as a response to high tuition and fees for international students. The food bank was quickly co-funded by the Students’ Union, and we continue to be generously supported by both undergraduate and graduate student unions.
In 1994, we became a registered Canadian charity with an independent board of directors. For more than 30 years now, we have provided supplementary food programming and education to the U of A community.
Our vision
Hunger for knowledge, not for food.
Our mission
Work and advocate for a UofA
where everyone has access
to food and food education.
CFB Staff
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Rhea Aery
digital media coordinator
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Caitlin Chyczij
outreach manager
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Madi Corry
programs manager
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Jaysin Masse
administrative coordinator
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Erin O'Neil
executive director
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Priya Patel
client engagement coordinator
CFB Board
Jessica Dugan
chairperson
Ravina Grewal
treasurer
Sarah Wolgemuth
secretary
Em Matheson
Rebecca Saul
Isabella De Dominicis
Michelle Peters-Jones
Fairouz Tayem
volunteer rep
Michael Griffiths
2023-24 SU VP Student Life
Muhammad Haseeb Arshad
2023-24 GSA VP Student Services
Lisa Clarke
Chaplains rep
non-voting