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Coalition committed to taking solution-based action on issues affecting people living in poverty

• advocacy
• Back to School Campaign providing school supplies for those in need in August

Central facility for collection of food for distribution to charitable organizations that are operating feeding programs and to individuals or families

• donations welcome

Increasing access to healthy food

• The GROW Project teaches Grade 5-8 students about good food, the food system, community, and collaboration through school gardens and curriculum-connected workshops
• Food policy and engagement work with partners throughout the Kingston

Volunteer gardening/food donation program

• farmers and gardeners plant and grow an extra row for donation
• volunteers deliver harvest to 40 local agencies and fresh food market stands in the community

Volunteer program to salvage harvest surplus crops and reduce food waste

• volunteers help deliver healthy product to over 40 shelters, meal programs and fresh food market stands

Tri-County Food Warehouse servicing 7 area food banks

warehouse only * accepting donations to assist food banks

Food safety education

• courses to certify food handlers

Topics include:

• role of Public Health Inspector
• procedures for restaurant inspection
• food preparation safety
• allergies
• home study option may be available

INSIGHT - Food Safety Disclosure Program:

• online database of inspection summary reports for food premises in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
• reports can be accessed by the public online at healthunit.org/health-information/food-safety/insight-food-inspection-reports

Information on:

• safe food handling at home
• starting a food based business
• food recalls
• food allergies
• food at festivals
• special events

Food program

• offers weekly or bi-weekly food hampers
• offers daily meals to individuals in need
• operates the Free Food Kiosk: daily anonymous food pick up program

COVID-19 (20 Jan 2021): Core program offered in various location in Leeds & Grenville. Contact us to find out more.

Offers drop-in style services for youth where they can access food, basic need items, and compassionate staff members.

United church

• holds regular worship services
• supports Rideau Hill camp
• gathers food and money for Lazarus House on the first Sunday of each month
• support vacation Bible school

Poverty reduction initiative

• public education
• information on community services
• calendar of events

Lunch and Learn:

• monthly program
• residents can attend an hour of education and/or entertainment followed by an hour for lunch and socializing
• free transportation to and from the program available

Green Food Box:

• monthly program offered twice per month, once in North Dundas and once in South Dundas, where residents can buy produce as a collaborative

Good Neighbour Award:

• an annual award given to one adult and one youth in each of the two townships within Dundas County
• nominations come from residents who want to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and kindness of neighbours

EXPO:

• annual March Break fun day at Maple Ridge Centre that includes a host of exhibitors consisting of agency representatives ready to discuss/explain the services and resources available to Dundas County residents

Welcome Dundas:

• welcome bags consisting of information about agencies, organizations, municipalities, and businesses are available to newcomers to North and South Dundas

Project Warmth Dundas County:

• Dundas County's low-income individuals and families receive free window insulation kits in the fall

Heat for the Holidays:

• Dundas County food bank clients who heat with wood are eligible to receive a free month's supply of wood

Information Forums:

• these change year to year, in 2017 there was a Basic Income Forum; in 2018 there will be a housing event called Home Sweet Home where there will be information related to housing issues from one end of the spectrum (hidden homelessness) to the other (buying or owning your own home)

Frequent changes in programs. See website or Facebook page for most up to date offerings.

United church

• holds regular worship services
• supports Rideau Hill camp
• gathers food and money for Lazarus House on the first Sunday of each month
• support vacation Bible school

United church

• holds regular worship services
• supports Rideau Hill camp
• gathers food and money for Lazarus House on the first Sunday of each month
• support vacation Bible school

An anti poverty grassroots organization created to advocate for welfare reform.

• Members include people affected by poverty and their allies
• Organizes and runs social justice and anti-poverty campaigns and forums
• NCAP meets regularly to talk about low-income issues and organize
• Transportation and child care can be arranged if needed
• The group works on low income issues at local, provincial, and national levels

Solicit, store and distribute food and essential household items from their warehouse through not-for-profit organizations.

• Provide services to a variety of programs who feed and assist those in need in Northumberland County

Meets on an informal basis to address poverty issues

• promotes the endeavors of CPAN (Renfrew County Child Poverty Action Network)
• gives support and information dealing with poverty issues
• financial emergencies and homelessness

Food centre

• offers various food-based services for the community

Services includes

• community events
• volunteer opportunities
• community advocacy
• community kitchen
• youth entrepreneurial programming

Local food waste diversion program

• volunteers redirect surplus food from local business to food banks, community organizations

Non-partisan organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty in Canada

• works to address the structural causes of and to promote lasting solutions to poverty, material deprivation, and social exclusion
• focuses primarily on addressing poverty from a international human rights perspective through human rights education
• policy development
• engagement with international human rights mechanisms

Government of Canada's agency responsible for funding health research in Canada

Consists of 13 virtual institutes that bring together all partners in the research process - the people who fund research, those who carry it out and those who use its results - to share ideas and focus on what Canadians need: good health and the means to prevent disease and fight it when it happens

Details and contact information for each institute is available through the website under Institutes;

• Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
• Institute of Aging
• Institute of Cancer Research
• Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
• Institute of Gender and Health
• Institute of Genetics
• Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
• Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
• Institute of Infection and Immunity
• Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
• Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
• Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
• Institute of Population and Public Health

Volunteer-based social enterprise engaged in revealing, harvesting and sharing the fruit and nuts around Ottawa

• volunteer-led harvests, educational programs, and partnerships

After harvest events, ¼ is delivered the nearest food agency, ¼ is shared with the property owner, ¼ is shared amongst the harvesters, and ¼ is left with Hidden Harvest Ottawa

A community-oriented, non-profit organization committed to research, education, and action on social justice and environmental issues.

• Free Market program at Sadleir House where anyone can come in to select or drop-off household goods, books and clothing - free
• Green Dishes program offers people the chance to borrow dishes for a small fee to reduce waste at events and gatherings
• Organizes speakers, films, conferences, publications and campaigns on a variety of topics.
• Offers skills development workshops
• Develops programming, allocates resources, and networks with other campus and community organizations

Committee of local organizations and community members who work to improve food access for all area residents, especially low income residents. Works toward short-term and long-term plans, and immediate solutions such as meal programs. Also works to address and prevent food insecurity in Peterborough to ensure that everyone in Peterborough has enough healthy food to eat.

• provides short term relief through emergency food programs
• builds individual and community capacity to address food security, mostly through training and education
• supports broad systems and policy changes that result in shared power and equity

Green Wood Coalition is a street-level, charitable organization that uses a community model of caring to walk alongside people living with poverty, mental illness, substance dependency and other disability.
Services offered include:

• Individual in-person suport and street outreach
• Creative Arts Programs at Art Hives in Port Hope (4 Centennia Dr) and Cobourg (20A King St E)
• Community Garden (Port Hope only)
• Addiction / Dependency Recovery Support Groups and harm reduction supplies
• Community 101 is an interactive series that explores ways of becoming a more healthy and vibrant community through caring for each other and seeking long-term change.
• Thursday Art Group, held at Grace Church, 2 Centennial Dr, Port Hope. Contact Aimee Johnston, Art Hive Coordinator, aimee.johnston@greenwoodcoalition.com for information.
• Green Wood can help to connect you to: food banks and free meals when they are available, hygiene and harm reduction supplies
• Community meals temporarily on hold

Central food collection, warehouse, and distribution centre for a network of emergency food programs.

• distributes donated and purchased food among members (community food banks, meal programs, emergency food cupboard programs, school snack programs, women's and men's shelters

Programs include:

• KickStart: feeds children from low-income families year-round
• Baby Basics: supplies member agencies with items such as baby food, cereal, diapers, wipes and form
• Community Harvest: initiated to increase the amount of fresh, healthy produce distributed to families and individuals using food bank and meal programs; currently grows fresh fruits and vegetables on approximately 7 acres of land
• Volunteer opportunities
• Home delivery: for those who cannot leave their home for a number of reasons including illness, injury, mobility issues, age, single parent, and more