April 12, 2021Food
Spring Clean your Pantry in Three Steps
Spring cleaning can be daunting, but in just three simple steps you can have your pantry clean, organized, and safe.
View Blog PostApril 12, 2021Food
Spring cleaning can be daunting, but in just three simple steps you can have your pantry clean, organized, and safe.
View Blog PostApril 5, 2021Food
Food safety is an important part of keeping you and your food safe. However, an area that may not come to mind is your refrigerator. There are many important things to remember when thinking about refrigerator food safety such as temperature, organization, cleaning, and length of storage.
View Blog PostApril 1, 2021In the Community
Waterloo Region is built on a strong foundation of hard-work, collaboration and entrepreneurship. It’s a place where businesses and people work together to make the community, and the lives of its residents, better. So it’s no surprise that one of the key priorities for long-time business, Zerhs Market Supermarket – is to give back to the community
View Blog PostMarch 27, 2021Volunteers
People volunteer for a variety of reasons; they could be motivated by the cause or simply have some spare time to share. But one thing our volunteers have in common is they are hard-working, dependable and dedicated to helping neighbors in need.
View Blog PostMarch 19, 2021Volunteers
Our volunteers have adjusted to changes in their day-to-day roles and operations with ease. While we haven't been able to welcome as many volunteers to The Food Bank, we continue to be inspired and humbled by our volunteers dedication to ensuring no one goes hungry in our community.
View Blog PostMarch 13, 2021Volunteers
We recently chatted with Sophie, who began volunteering in February 2020, about her experience at The Food Bank, the impact of her role on the community, and how volunteering brings her joy.
View Blog PostMarch 4, 2021Media Releases
New mobile pantry will bring more fresh food to the community food assistance network.
View Blog PostFebruary 25, 2021Awareness, COVID-19
Lack of affordable housing means that paying rent is often prioritized above other expenses, such as heat, hydro, transportation, and food. Locally, 71% of people accessing emergency food assistance live in rentals.
View Blog PostFebruary 21, 2021Volunteers
We recently had the opportunity to chat with Isaac about his experience volunteering at The Food Bank.
View Blog PostFebruary 7, 2021Awareness, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our community in so many ways. The added and ongoing stress of unexpected job loss, limited budgets, and illness means many of us are struggling to put food on the table.
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