$24,000 has been donated to organizations addressing food security in communities across Manitoba.
ACU’s Community Response Drive is an annual initiative that supports local organizations working to improve food security in the communities we serve. Each year, we select organizations across the city that are making a meaningful impact.
This year marks our first province-wide drive as the new ACU, expanding our support to communities across our full branch network. Together, we have donated $24,000 to community organizations across Manitoba.
Our Community Response Drive is grounded in ACU’s merger commitments - supporting rural communities, strengthening French-language services, and advancing values-based banking. Through this work, the drive helps ensure access to safe, nutritious food for more Manitobans. Food security continues to be a growing challenge, and this initiative allows ACU to support local organizations working directly in our communities.
The 2025 Community Response Drive donation recipients are:
Winnipeg
- East Winnipeg: Good Neighbours Active Living Centre - River East Seniors Resource Finder Program
- West Winnipeg: Thrive Community Support Circle
- Central Winnipeg: Accueil francophone
- North Winnipeg: Canadian Muslim Women's Institute
- South Winnipeg: South Winnipeg Seniors Resource Council
Brandon
- Helping Hands Centre of Brandon Inc.
Northern
- Thompson: Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.
- The Pas: The Pas Friendship Centre
- Gillam: Fox Lake School
Rural
- Ile-des-Chênes: Ile-des-Chenes Food Bank
- Lorette: Tache Food Resource Centre
- St. Georges: Wings of Power
- Ste. Anne: Accueil Katéri
- La Broquerie: La Broquerie Helping Hands
- St. Pierre Jolys: Christmas Hamper Committee (RM of DeSalaberry)
- St. Malo: Christmas Hamper Committee (RM of DeSalaberry)
- St. Jean Baptiste: Paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parish
- Ste. Agathe: Niverville Helping Hands
- St. Adolphe: Paroisse St. Adolphe Parish
- La Salle: Parc La Salle School
- St. Claude: Centre de santé St. Claude Health Centre
- Notre Dame de Lourdes: Heart 2 Heart Community Cause
- Elie: Cartier Cares
- St. Francois Xavier: Cartier Cares
- St. Laurent: RM of St. Laurent
- Souris: The Souris and Area Harvest Food Bank
- Rivers: Riverdale Harvest Food Bank
- Killarney: The Killarney Food Bank
- Ninette: Sara’s Pantry
- Cartwright: Rock Lake Community Cause
- Pilot Mound/Crystal City: Rock Lake Community Food Bank
- Swan Lake: Heart2Heart Community Cause
- Carberry: The Carberry Food Cupboard
ACU is proud to stand with these organizations and contribute to the meaningful impact they have on our communities.