January 17, 2020Awareness
There continues to be a lot of conversation and news coverage around the rising cost of food, food waste and the food recovery work being done to prevent edible food from being wasted.
View Blog PostDecember 17, 2019Awareness, Stories
Although Vince has always been aware of the purpose and goal of The Food Bank, it wasn’t until he became a volunteer that he truly started to understand the scope and impact of the operations.
View Blog PostDecember 5, 2019Awareness
This year on Giving Tuesday, we asked the community to participate in #24HoursofGiving and help raise 1,500 healthy hampers for people struggling to put food on the table.
View Blog PostNovember 26, 2019Awareness, Events
At The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for us to raise awareness about food insecurity and hunger in our community as well as a chance to learn more about why people give.
View Blog PostNovember 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.
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