September 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 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.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories
Hunger can happen to anyone at any time. For Wendy Gale, it happened when she retired.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories, Agencies
Jess Fry spent a large part of her life on the streets, using both heroin and meth. Today, she’s the coordinator for The Waterloo Region Community Health Van, operated by Sanguen Health Centre. Each week, the van stops at shelters, supportive housing units, and encampments, providing healthcare services and other supports such as nutritious snacks.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories, Agencies
A Better Tent City serves about 9,000 meals per month to both residents and guests. While they are proud of all that’s been accomplished, the biggest challenge Nadine Green and Laura Hamilton wrestle with is that they can’t help everyone experiencing homelessness.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories, Agencies
Bonny Jensen serves as chair of the Trinity Community Table committee in Cambridge and is one of 80 volunteers serving more than 2,000 meals each month to help feed people experiencing hunger.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories
Bullied as a child, Tyler Collins turned to drugs to cope with the pain. He also quit school. Struggling to find a job, Tyler found himself receiving Ontario Disability Support Program payments and not enough money in his budget to buy food. He credits the food assistance that he received as one the reasons he survived.
View Blog PostSeptember 21, 2023Awareness, Stories
Kitty Ibele was a student at the University of Waterloo when, due to an unfortunate family situation, she found herself with nowhere to live.
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