Searching for Cooking Classes And Facilities

Christian denomination church

• Encourages a healthy lifestyle
• Responds to needs in the community
• Offer vegetarian cooking and healthy lifestyle classes
• Bible study programs.

Various community programs

• Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP): income tax return help for low income individuals and families * by appointment only
• Christian Men's breakfast: full breakfast, music, testimony and fellowship
• Women's breakfast: full breakfast, testimony, and fellowship * children welcome
• Hot meals program
• Take Home Food Basket Program: includes the delivery of small basket of food items to isolated individuals
• Women's support group "Connecting Through Crafts"
• Community Church (interfaith service) and bible study
• Hospital and prison visits
• Annual Christmas Day lunch

The Abundance Project is a community based organization focused on promoting healthy eating, sustainable growing practices and food preparation skills.

• Community lunch - Monthly free lunch for anyone in the community. Volunteers prepare a variety of healthy and nutritious hot and cold dishes for Warkworth residents. A speaker from regional social service agencies makes a short presentation after the meal and is available for questions.

Community kitchen programs convening people around good food

Open Kitchen Program

• drop-in healthy cooking workshop featuring cross-cultural cooking, cooking with local doctors, seasonal cookies

Good Food on a Budget Program

• online workshop for youth and young adults
• introduction to good food, meal planning and healthy cooking

Taste different comfort foods

• soups
• stews
• mac and cheese

Cooking class

• Explore classic Mexican dishes

Cooking lessons

• Learn some delicious and easy to make recipes
• Tasters provided.

Cooking class

• Explore a variety of easy to follow recipes, tips, and kitchen tricks for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.
• Focus is on preparing dishes for one or two people.
• Sample tasting available.

The Healthy Living program promotes and supports healthier lifestyles for urban Indigenous people.

• Creates opportunities for community members to learn about healthy lifestyles and participate in active living activities.
• Provides urban Indigenous community with hands-on experience through:
  • interactive workshops
  • healthy nutrition information
  • cooking classes
  • fitness training
  • smoking cessation support
  • sport and recreational activities
• Focuses on youth leadership by encouraging and supporting youth to be healthy living leaders in their community. Provides training, mentoring, and community event involvement

Healthy Kids Program: Offers child-focused programs that increase awareness of nutrition and access to physical activity for Indigenous children

• Increase awareness and provide education on healthy eating for children
• Increase access and availability to healthy foods for children/support healthy eating for families
• Increase recreation activities which incorporate traditional activities and increase children and youth physical activity levels

Offers nutrition programs and policy support including food literacy programs including classes such as Come Cook With Us

Shares free food with anyone who is hungry in accessible, public spaces.

• Offers a free vegan community meal on Monday nights
• Provides collective cooking sessions on Mondays, sharing knowledge and skills to prepare healthy, locally sourced foods
• Prepares free food for community celebrations, demonstrations, and upon request for social justice events
• A global grassroots movement for food justice, working with the community to connect people and take action to empower food security
• Surplus food is obtained from farmers, gardeners, grocers, bulk stores, bakers, and homemakers
• Supporters also garden, glean, and wildcraft to obtain ingredients

A confessional church that adheres to the three standards of faith: the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort.

• Service followed by a coffee social in the Fellowship Hall
• Children are welcome in the service. Nursery and Children's Church classes provided. Junior Church program provided at variable times. Call the church office for details.
• There are a variety of programs available throughout the week. Visit website for more information.
• Kids' Cooking Classes - A joint program between Cephas and the Kawartha Chapter of Youth Unlimited

Offering affordable housing, office rentals, event space for community use.

• 68 studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units. 6 are wheelchair accessible units
• private kitchen and bathroom
• shared outdoor space
• utilities are included
• cable and internet extra
• meals not provided
• laundry on site
• housekeeping not provided
• no transportation to appointments
• pets welcome
• elevator
• no smoking
• social and recreational events
• no fitness equipment on site
• parking available
• additional storage is not available
• wifi/ internet available at a cost
• snow and lawn maintenance is partially provided
• fully certified kitchen available for rent for community use or by agencies, food entrepreneurs and/or caterers

Provides primary health care services, education and health promotion including chronic disease prevention and management programs

• Variety of Onsite Partners onsite (Audiology, Euclid, Chiropody, Foot Care, Ontario Works, Arthritis Society, Developmental Services, Children's Mental Health, Telemedicine, Physiatry)

Programs:

• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
• Living Life to the Full Program
• Intuitive Eating
• Diabetes Support Group
• Senior Exercise
• Early Years Drop in Groups
• Good Food Box
• Community Kitchen
• Youth (after-school programs, cooking sessions, childcare training

Drop in Collective Kitchen held in Apsley and McArthur's Mills (call for details)

Community Kitchens are a fun way to learn new recipes and cooking skills

• budget breakdown is discussed and provided, in order to ensure that the meals are economical as well as nutritious
• nutrition kits that contain ingredients for a healthy, low cost, easy to prepare meals are distributed through several of our Bancroft playgroups
• food table set up that has lots of printed recipes and information available
• small emergency food bank available to families who use the services or other folks in the community who are referred by another agency

Drop-in parent/caregiver/child interactive playgroups

• parent and children encouraged to participate in all activities including a hands-on cooking experience
• early learning activities focused on food & nutrition

Provides a life skills and education-based cooking program for youth experiencing the effects of poverty.

The program uses 3 nutrition education and obesity prevention approaches:

• direct education
• multi-level interventions at multiple complementary organizational and institutional levels
• community public health approaches to improve nutrition

Includes:

• cooking lessons
• school lunch recipes
• how-to-videos
• recipes
• other resources

Provides primary health care services, education and health promotion including chronic disease prevention and management programs

• Variety of Onsite Partners onsite (Audiology, Euclid, Chiropody, Foot Care, Ontario Works, Arthritis Society, Developmental Services, Children's Mental Health, Telemedicine, Physiatry)

Programs:

• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
• Living Life to the Full Program
• Intuitive Eating
• Diabetes Support Group
• Senior Exercise
• Early Years Drop in Groups
• Good Food Box
• Community Kitchen
• Youth (after-school programs, cooking sessions, childcare training

Cooking class

• enjoy a free meal
• learn new skills
• make new friends

After School Programs

• recreational and sports programs
• cooking classes
• mental health sessions
• art workshops
• trivia nights
• homework help
• shuttle service
• snacks and meals available weeknights

COVID19 - for virtual programs click here for information

Full service health care facility providing family centred primary care, health promotion and health education

Services and programs include

• family medicine
• counselling
• Diabetes Education services
• Hepatitis C support services
• GAIN (Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network)
• Children and Youth mental health
• youth services
• young parent support
• early years
• LGBTQ+
• Indigenous child and family program
• Indigenous youth program
• community development programs
• community kitchen
• Fresh Produce/Dry Goods program for registered, active, and qualified client

Team of professionals include doctors, nurse practitioners, social workers/therapists and health promoters

Other Locations:

Ajax
360 Bayly Street, Unit 5,
Ajax, ON L1S 1P1
Phone: 905-428-1212

Whitby
Child and Youth Mental Health Team
1615 Dundas Street East, Suite #211
Whitby, ON L1N 2L1
Phone: 289-509-0603 x3200

GAIN
3790 Brock St. N. (Taunton Mills)
Whitby, ON L1R 0H2
Phone: 289-509-0601 x1409

Pickering
1450 Kingston Road, Unit 17
Pickering, ON L1V 1C1
Phone: 905-420-0333

Good Food Bank: 3-5 day supply of fresh food and pantry staples for individuals and families, available once a month. Food bank accepts food donations.

Community Meals: Dine-in Meals: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 4:30 pm-6 pm. Transportation support is available to attend meals and take-out meals may be available at 5:45 pm, depending on food quantities. Call with any questions.

Peer Advocacy: Support, referrals and resources to community members seeking help with housing, income support, etc. Offer help process applications for low-income supports for energy bills including the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) and Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP). No appointment necessary.

After-School Program: Free after-school program which provides hands-on fun in the garden and kitchen where children 8-11 years old learn to grow and cook healthy food. Activities also include physical activity, games and art. Pre-registration is required.

Community Kitchen: Offers a range of cooking, nutrition and health programs. Some programs are drop-in, others by registration. Call or visit website for current program schedule.

Community Garden: Participants take home vegetables and learn how to grow healthy food, connect with others in a welcoming space and enjoy the outdoor setting. Hosts a series of monthly gardening workshops throughout the winter as well as work parties in early spring and fall.

Community Action Network: Discussions of current events, community issues and how to create change in the community, organize local actions to address poverty and food access. Lunch is provided.

Volunteers: Volunteer opportunities available that are open to everyone. Offer an array of shifts to fit any schedule.

COVID-19 (9 April 2020) All group activities are suspended until further notice. The Facilitator of the program and other staff are available by phone. Supportive measures are evaluated and determined depending on the participants needs.

Information is regularly updated on Connections' Facebook page.

Prenatal nutrition program

• participating women are provided the means to obtain free fruits, vegetables and milk each week
• sometimes prenatal vitamins
• cooking classes
• discussions
• guests
• special topic presentations