Canned fish or beans, natural peanut butter, canned fruit or veggies, and whole-wheat pasta and rice: these are a few of the most-needed items at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (1150 Raymur Avenue).

The agency assists over 28,000 people per week, and it’s easy to pitch in. In between ticking off gift items on your list and shopping for your own feast, you can drop off nonperishable, not-expired food items at many grocery stores throughout Vancouver, Burnaby, and the North Shore. (See foodbank.bc.ca/ for locations.)

Or, you can donate cash online; for every dollar the organization receives, it can purchase $3 worth of nutritious food.