Membership

Thank you for your interest in joining the Alberta Food Bank Network Association.

Members of the AFBNA have adopted the Food Banks Canada Code of Ethics. In order to become a member of the AFBNA you will need to pass the Code of Ethics and the Food And Safety Guidelines resolutions, as set out by the AFBNA, at a meeting of your Board of Directors, and complete the membership application.

Membership Criteria

The AFBNA by-laws state that organizations are admitted to membership by resolution of the Board and that their usual activity is comprised of:

a) Large scale collection of food
b) Large scale distribution of such food among other feeding organizations
c) Providing food directly to people in need, if there are no organizations in the community whose activities are described in a and b.

Furthermore, membership criteria include:

- one member food bank per area
– member food banks must adopt the Food Banks Canada Code of Ethics
– member food banks must adopt the Food and Safety Guidelines
– members must be a registered charity for a minimum of one year
– one vote is allotted per food bank
– members pay a membership fee based on a sliding scale:

Annual Membership Fee

You can print the membership application from this website.