April 2024 Posts
Celebrating Ramadan with culturally appropriate foods
April 9, 2024
Beginning with the appearance of the crescent moon, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan, which falls during the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Eid al-Fitr, also known as...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Emma Monias
March 27, 2024
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Emma Monias, Executive Director of the Erickson and Area Food Bank. What is your role in food banking? I am the...
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Welcoming racialized communities
March 21, 2024
Racialized communities, sometimes called Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), experience higher rates of food insecurity than white Canadians. According to data on food insecurity from the interdisciplinary research program PROOF, in 2022, 39.2 per cent of Black households...
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Feeding more families than ever before
March 15, 2024
As part of its commitment to “Feed More Families,” Loblaw Companies Limited is marking 15 years of biannual food drives in support of local food banks in communities across the country. Since 2009, Loblaw and Food Banks Canada have teamed...
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How free tax clinics help put money back in the pockets of people living paycheque to paycheque
March 12, 2024
As the cost of living in Canada continues to rise, food banks across the country are experiencing overwhelming demand. People in every community are at the breaking point, from coast to coast to coast, and many people who never thought...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Terri Smith
March 4, 2024
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Terri Smith, Operations Manager at Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. What is your role in food banking? I...
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Explore the journey of bottled water to Island Lake
February 26, 2024
Even though Indigenous peoples in Canada are among the lowest contributors to greenhouse emissions in the country, academic research shows they are among the most exposed to climate change impacts – says the “My Fear Is Losing Everything”: The Climate...
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Black History Month Community Spotlight: Afro Women and Youth Foundation
February 17, 2024
Every day across the country, Black people and Black-led organizations continue to help shape Canada for the better while aspiring to find community-based solutions to some of the biggest social justice issues of our time, including the mission to relieve...
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Celebrating 30 years and a commitment to a Canada where no one goes hungry
February 14, 2024
APRIL 2024 UPDATE: Walmart’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign has raised over 100 million meals! Since the Fight Hunger. Spark Change campaign launched in 2017, Walmart Canada has raised 107 million meals for Canadians from coast to coast to coast....
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Food Banker Spotlight – Brenda LeClair
January 22, 2024
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Brenda LeClair, who is the Executive Director of Chatham Outreach for Hunger for the past 35 years! What is...
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