April 22, 2024Awareness
April 22 is Earth Day, a worldwide environmental movement advocating for sustainability and climate action. Reducing food waste is a simple way that everyone can participate in Earth Day and can help extend the life of your grocery essentials.
View Blog PostDecember 21, 2023Agencies, Awareness, In the Community
As the year draws to a close and winter weather takes hold, the challenges of affording essential food become increasingly pressing for individuals and families in our community. That’s why service providers dedicated to offering shelter and respite to unsheltered neighbours work with The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
View Blog PostDecember 19, 2023Awareness
We’re pleased to share that the Region of Waterloo is giving The Food Bank of Waterloo Region a big boost in our annual grant for 2024. This one-time funding increase starts in the new year, raising The Food Bank’s grant from $744,000 to $1.5 million.
View Blog PostOctober 20, 2023Awareness, Food & Recipes, In the Community
Food rescue is a top priority at The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. We have several initiatives that help reduce food waste and provide our community with safe, healthy, and nutritious meals.
View Blog PostSeptember 28, 2023Awareness, Stories
Sydney grew up in a food-insecure household and as a young child she discovered that her family wasn’t alone as others in her community also faced food insecurity.
View Blog PostSeptember 26, 2023Awareness, In the News
Earlier today, Food Banks Canada released its first-ever Poverty Report Cards highlighting deepening food insecurity across Canada. Nationally, the report cards show that 18.4 per cent of people are experiencing food insecurity.
View Blog PostSeptember 22, 2023Awareness
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region hosted its 10th annual Waffles in the Warehouse awareness event on September 22.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories
Through his former work as a youth social worker, Richard Mitchell thought he was aware of the many resources available in the community. But it wasn’t until he found himself in need of emergency food assistance that he realized how much help the Community Food Assistance Network really offers.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories, Agencies
Paulette Williams knows what it is like to be a single parent and needing the help of a food assistance program to feed her kids. That experience is one of the reasons she volunteers at Kingdom Community International, overseeing the volunteers and organizing the distribution of food provided by The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories, Agencies
Nicole Pereira is the program manager at Supportive Housing of Waterloo, one of 120 community programs and agency partners with the Community Food Assistance Network that receives food support from The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. She describes the work she does as incredibly rewarding.
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