Two Years of Community Impact | Rozi Roti Food Bank — Halal Food Bank, Durham Region
Rozi Roti Food Bank · Durham Region

Two Years of
Community Impact

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024  —  SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

Halal food, delivered free to the door — open to anyone in need, regardless of faith, culture, race, and background.

250K+MEALS DELIVERED
$0IS WHAT WE STARTED WITH

Meals figure reported by Rozi Roti Impact.

2Years of home delivery
100%Halal food support
$0Cost to the household
7Community collection points
Pickering →
Bowmanville
Across Durham Region
Our Story

From skills to supper

Rozi Roti did not begin as a food bank. It began in Pakistan in 2022, teaching digital skills to people from less-privileged backgrounds — roughly 1,300 people have been trained through that wider work.

Rozi is livelihood. Roti is bread. From the beginning the organisation held both halves together: a person needs a way to earn tomorrow, and something to eat tonight.

When the work reached Durham Region, the need in front of it was more immediate. There were food banks here — but for many households they did not quite work. Reaching one without a car could mean two buses and a long walk home carrying bags. And for families who keep halal, the shelves often held food they could not use.

A halal food bank that comes to you.

Open to anyone who needs support — regardless of faith, culture, race, and background.

The digital-skills programme is a separate initiative from the Food Bank. Its figures are shown as origin context only and form no part of Food Bank impact numbers.

How it works

Three steps, no queue

1

Apply

A short online form tells us about your household and what you need.

2

We verify

We check each and every application. A dedicated team reviews the documents and speaks with the household directly.

3

We deliver

Halal groceries arrive at your door. No pickup, no lineup, no cost.

Built around dignity

There is no queue to join and no public collection point, so nobody has to be seen asking for help. The delivery driver knows the address — nobody else does.

Nothing on the van

Our vehicles carry no food bank branding. Nothing on the car, nothing on the box at the door. No neighbour needs to know a family is being helped.

Zero cost, always

No fee at intake, no charge on delivery, no cost recovered later. Groceries arrive and that is the end of the transaction.

Community partners

A community that shows up

Rozi Roti has never worked alone. Mosques, local businesses and community organisations have carried this alongside us — hosting collection points, running food drives with us, and telling neighbours the service exists.

Community & faith organisations
Islamic Society of Ajax — Masjid QubaAjax
Iqra Masjid — Durham Islamic CentreWhitby
Islamic Centre of BowmanvilleBowmanville
Independent local halal businesses
Pak Halal Meat & GroceryOshawa
Habib's Halal MarketOshawa
Bismillah Meat MarketPickering
Grocery collection locations
FreshCo — Simcoe & WinchesterOshawa
FreshCo — TauntonOshawa
FreshCo — Hwy 2 & KendalwoodWhitby

Local businesses

Independent grocers and shops that host bins and give stock.

Schools

Student-led drives that bring volume — and teach generosity early.

Retirement homes

Residents and staff collecting for neighbours they may never meet.

What comes next

Two years. One community.
A continuing mission.

A home of our own

The Food Bank still runs without a dedicated facility. A permanent space would mean real storage, proper refrigeration, room for volunteers to sort and pack, and a delivery operation that can grow.

Recurring support

One-off generosity fills a shelf; monthly giving keeps it filled — and turns a promise of food into one families can plan around.

Telling the story properly

Publishing our full delivery, volunteer and donation records so this community can see exactly what it built.