Guest blog by Elena Murray, Coordinator, Network Knowledge and Learning On September 17, 2018, Food Banks Canada launched its newest, most integrated tool in support of the food bank network. Welcome to Ignite Knowledge Centre! Over the past year and half, Food Banks Canada has been working on the development of an online learning tool to better…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Mike MacDonald the Upper Room Hospitality Ministry and PEI Food Banks. What is your role in food banking?I am the Executive Director/General Manager of the Upper Room Hospitality Ministry and PEI Food Banks. We operate a…
In 2004, a Farm Credit Canada employee decided to use his vacation time and his tractor and wagon to help his community. He hopped into his tractor, and with the help from local farmers and others in the area, collected food for the local food bank. This single act of kindness has since grown into…
Guest blog provided by Kimberley Wenger, Community Greenhouse Coordinator at the Regina Food Bank. With help from the +Fresh Gardens & Growing Fund, through Food Banks Canada, Compass Group Canada and Bayer Inc., the Regina Food Bank purchased and installed four aeroponic Tower Gardens in our Four Season Urban Agriculture Centre in May 2018. Aeroponic Tower Gardens…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Danielle McIntyre of Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge. What is your role in food banking? I am the Executive Director with Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge Describe a typical day in one word. Multi-tasking What…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Nick Jennery of Feed Nova Scotia! What is your role in food banking?I am the Executive Director of Feed Nova Scotia – a provincial organization dedicated to providing food and program support to 145 food…
The Issue Each and every month in Canada, more than 860,000 people need help from a food bank because they can’t afford to buy the food that they need. At the same time, more than $31 billion dollars worth of perfectly good food (40% of all food produced yearly in Canada) is wasted each year…
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Michael Maidment of Ottawa Food Bank in Ottawa, ON. What is your role in food banking?I am the executive director of the Ottawa Food Bank and board member of the Ontario Association of Food Banks. I…
What happens ‘After the Bell’ rings for the summer? Each month, over 307,000 Canadian children turn to food banks in Canada for help. School breakfast, lunch and after school programs provide much needed support, but where do those children go in July and August? Food Banks Canada hosted its third annual After the Bell packing…
Guest blog provided by Sheryl Darlington at The Compass Food Bank & Outreach Centre When I first came to volunteer at The Compass it wasn’t what I’d imagined– it far exceeded my expectations in so many ways. The Compass is set up like a small store that we call “The Market”. The shelves are stocked with…