Membership

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

Members of the AFBNA have adopted the Food Banks Canada Ethical Foodbanking Code. In order to become a member of the AFBNA you will need to pass the Ethical Foodbanking Code and the Food Banks Canada Safe food Handling Program resolutions, as set out by the AFBNA, at a meeting of your Board of Directors, and complete the 2014 New Membership Application

Current Member Forms

Alberta Food Banks membership is from January to December each year.
If you were a member of the AFBNA in 2013, you can download your 2014 renewal form here:
2014 Member Renewal Form
Current members of AFBNA can order through the National Food Share System (NFSS). Download the 2014 order form here:
2014 NFSS Order Form

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 Ethical Foodbanking Code;
- 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 the number of people served monthly as per the previous year’s HungerCount:

Annual Membership Fee

Download the 2014 New Member Application here.