About the Cortes Food Bank
We have been serving the Cortes community since 2002 as a volunteer-run, donation-supported organization. In 2025, we became a registered charity (727502502RR0001).
This has allowed us to add new staff roles and expand our services to meet an increase in need. We are a member of Food Banks BC. and follow their Ethical Food Banking Code.
In March 2025 we were accredited as meeting the Food Banks Canada Standards of Excellence.
We are supported by:
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donations from community members
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food supplies from our regional partners
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funding from grants
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leadership from our volunteer board of directors
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feedback from clients and oversight from members
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day-to-day operations from our part-time staff
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partnerships with neighbours and other community organizations​
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Respect
We provide a safe, welcoming, and respectful environment, and ask for the same consideration from our clients in their interactions with our staff and volunteers.
We believe everyone has the right to:
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Be treated with patience, understanding, dignity, and respect.
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Be treated equitably.
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A safe physical and emotional space.
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Confidentiality
Your privacy is important to us. We work to protect your privacy however we can.
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Photos and videos are not allowed on site.
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We do not check addresses or incomes.
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All staff and volunteers receive training in client care and confidentiality.
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Any information we receive from you will never be shared with any other party without your consent.
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Health and safety
We follow all government issued health and safety directives with the goal of keeping each other safe. We work to meet best practices in food safety and client care, outlined in Food Banks Canada's Standards of Excellence.
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If a client experiences any barriers to accessing Food Bank food and support, we commit to working to overcome them.
Board of Directors
Our directors are all residents of Cortes Island who share a common passion for providing food to any neighbours who need it.
We all have diverse lived experiences of being hungry and struggling to make ends meet. This informs us as we work together with care and commitment, centering the needs of clients.
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Board members serve two-year terms and are voted in by the Cortes Island Food Bank Association membership at our AGM, following the process outlined in our bylaws.
Cortes Island Food Bank Board of Directors
2024–2025
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Beatrix Baxter (they/she)
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Helen Hall (she/her)
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Izabelle Perry (she/her)
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Samantha Statton (she/her)
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Richard Andrews (he/him)
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Carie Taylor (she/her)
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Executive Director
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Angelica Raaen (she/her)​