Double your impact this Giving Tuesday!
From now until December 2nd, every gift is matched 2x.
Help us reach the $100,000 match goal before it ends.
Giving Tuesday is a global movement that happens every year on the Tuesday after Black Friday.
It’s a day dedicated to giving back, a reminder that the holiday season isn’t just about what we get, but also about how we give.
The reality is that fewer Canadians are giving to charity every year. At the same time, more BC families are struggling to put food on the table.
This year, we have a special opportunity to change this.
Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar you give from now until Tuesday, December 2nd, will be matched 2x—up to $100,000.
That means your $50 gift becomes $100. Your $100 gift becomes $200. Your impact is doubled.
Backpack Buddies depends on people like you to provide meals to children in need. The number of children we can support in our program directly depends on the number of donations we receive each year.
This Giving Tuesday, your matched gift directly feeds children:
$25 becomes $50 – covers 2 children for an entire weekend
$100 becomes $200 – covers 2 children for a month
$600 becomes $1,200 – feeds a child for an entire year
With your help, we can end 2025 strong and start 2026 ready to reach even more children in need. The match ends December 2. Give now and double your impact while there’s still time.
Backpack Buddies
Born in North Vancouver in 2012, Backpack Buddies is now a province-wide team with thousands of parents, teachers, truck drivers, donors, volunteers, food producers, and partners who are stepping up to make sure BC’s most vulnerable children don’t have to worry about empty cupboards at home.
From our warehouses in North Vancouver and Victoria, we source food, marshal hundreds of volunteers to pack bags of food, and work hand-in-hand with schools so every child’s food delivery is discreetly and stigma free.
Your Impact
Your donation will help us feed 6,800 children this year – 800 more than last school year.
Every online donation goes towards:
Food
hearty meals, fresh fruit & veggies, milk, nutritious snacks, and more – easily accessible food for growing kids.
Logistics & Transportation
869,863 pounds of food moved through our warehouses and on our trucks last year
School & Community Outreach
building our network of Buddies so more kids get the food they need
Double the Gift. Double the Food.
Double the Impact.
Every gift will be matched until we reach our $100,000 goal.
A $50 gift feeds a child for a month and a $100 gift feeds two.
Don’t wait. Double your impact before December 2nd.
Become a Monthly Donor
Your monthly gift will be doubled ALL YEAR LONG to provide twice as much food!
Give MonthlyGive One Time
Your gift today will be matched to fill twice as many children’s backpacks with all the food they need for the weekend!
Donate NowFrequently Asked Questions
From our perspective, all of it does. When you make a $25 donation, $13 pays for food; $7.35 pays for the warehouse, vehicles, and people that get the food into the hands of children; $4.15 helps to engage with schools and the community so we can help even more children; and $0.50 makes sure we fulfill our responsibilities like providing tax receipts and managing our finances properly. We make sure that every dollar provides food security for children in our program today and helps us reach more children across BC every year.
Yes! Our Canadian charitable number is: 837443233 RR0001. We are officially called Community First Foundation and we do business as Backpack Buddies.
Yes you can. On the donation form, simply choose the region from the drop-down menu and your donation will provide food for children in that area.
At any time you can reach our Donor Relations team to adjust your monthly gift at info@backpackbuddies.ca or 604-807-0347. We are here to help. Or, if you still have the original email you received after joining the Friday Club, follow the “Cancel Your Gift” link to simply stop your monthly transactions.