June 2022 Posts
Food Banker Spotlight – Arianna Scott
June 29, 2022
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Arianna Scott from Food Banks Alberta. What is your role in food banking? 2011–2018: Executive Director, Wood Buffalo Food...
Delivering healthy food packs to children facing summer hunger in the Far North
June 29, 2022
When Shontell MacInnis was working as a teacher in Iqaluit, she remembers how serious an issue summer child hunger was for her students. Now on the board of directors for the Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank in Iqaluit, MacInnis says...
How food donations help the Ottawa AIDS Committee create a refuge for queer and trans community members
June 24, 2022
Not all people experience food insecurity equally. Some populations, like people living with HIV/AIDS, are more vulnerable to hunger because of ongoing stigma and discrimination rooted in homophobia, transphobia, racism, and gender-based violence that they face. According to Food Banks...
The return to Gipsy Lake
June 21, 2022
Since time immemorial, the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation people in northern Alberta have used Gipsy Lake to gather fish as a healthy source of food in the winter. However, following the creation of the reserve system, the administrative base...
Improving access to culturally appropriate food for Afghan refugees
June 20, 2022
Reaching our most vulnerable neighbours with nutritious food when they need it is at the heart of Food Banks Canada’s mission to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow. Across the country, vulnerable groups are continuing to encounter inequitable social...
How food banks helped avoid over 100 tons of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions
June 5, 2022
Food waste is having a deeply felt impact on our physical environment. At Food Banks Canada, we are all too familiar with the paradox of millions of tons of food decomposing while millions of people experience food insecurity in their...
