Winnipeg Harvest says they need urgent help in feeding 26,000 children.

The food bank says that they are seeking donations of the top five food items right now.

Those items are:

  • canned meats, fish, poultry
  • canned fruit
  • canned vegetables
  • canned soup
  • dry pasta / rice

Donations can be dropped of at Winnipeg Harvest, or designated bins at your local grocery store.

Harvest's hampers feed over 62,000 Manitobans each month. 43% of those food bank users are children according to a press release from Winnipeg Harvest.