November 19, 2019Awareness, Events
A top priority at The Food Bank of Waterloo Region is to provide the 1 in 20 households accessing food assistance with heart healthy, nutritious food items that support a balanced diet.
View Blog PostNovember 12, 2019Awareness
Food insecurity is more than not being able to afford quality, nutritious food; it is about going hungry, skipping meals or eating less because of income constraints.
View Blog PostSeptember 9, 2019Awareness
Hunger Action Month is an opportunity for Canadians to raise awareness about food insecurity in their communities and work together towards a future without hunger.
View Blog PostSeptember 6, 2019Awareness, Media Releases
Three months ago we launched Full Bellies. Happy Hearts., a summer-long campaign to combat the drastic drop in donations and low inventory we experience leading up to and during the summer months.
View Blog PostJuly 29, 2019Awareness
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region was awarded a 2018 Capacity Building Grant from Feed Ontario and Whole Food Markets. The grant provides food banks in Ontario with funding to grow their capacity to accept, store and distribute fresh food to adults and children living with hunger.
View Blog PostJuly 4, 2019Awareness
Food is a basic human right but 1 in 20 households in Waterloo Region currently lack steady access to the nutritious food needed to live a healthy life. The reality is hunger can happen to anyone; anywhere at any time and finances don’t always meet the basic needs.
View Blog PostJune 26, 2019Awareness
This week marks one year since the grand opening of the Fresh Approaches Food Centre - our on-site food processing facility.
View Blog PostJune 11, 2019Awareness
The award, which was announced at Feed Ontario’s annual conference in Toronto earlier this week, is given to a food bank that shows strong innovation in hunger-relief programming, service or sustainability.
View Blog PostMay 30, 2019Agencies, Awareness
Wendi Campbell (Chief Executive Officer, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region) and Cameron Dearlove (Executive Director, Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank) sit down to chat about the food assistance network.
View Blog PostMay 6, 2019Awareness
There might be more to the old adage, you are what you eat.
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