Tag: food insecurity
Huntsville Hockey Team Wins $100,000 For Food4Kids
A minor hockey team out of Huntsville racked up over 1,300 acts of kindness to bring home $100,000 for Food4Kids Muskoka and a win...
Huntsville Hockey Team Holds Early Lead In Good Deeds Cup
A Huntsville hockey team is topping the charts in the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup, holding an early lead in a contest that offers the...
Food Banks Across Canada Experience Overwhelming Demand With Almost Two Million...
According to the newly released Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2023 report, "Relentless inflation and a broken social safety net has caused many people who never thought...
Bracebridge Resident Completes Challenge To Bring Attention To Food Insecurity
Kerri Corbett, director of the charity Thrive for Good, successfully completed her week-long dietary challenge that shed light on global food security issues and...
Subway Canada To Help Provide Record Number Of Fresh Food Packs...
Food bank usage is at the highest level in Canadian history, with more than 1.5 million visits in one-month last year. One third of...
Manna Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive Is Back On November 1
For many years, Manna Food Bank held a door-to-door food drive alongside the Muskoka Oldtimers Hockey Club, but the tradition went virtual for the...
50% Of Canadians Who Struggle With Food Insecurity Have A Disability
Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ('the Centre") have launched a campaign to advance the creation of the Canada Disability Benefit.
In Canada,...
National Purolator Tackle Hunger Month Campaign Kicks Off
Purolator Tackle Hunger® Month, running today until June 30, 2022, helps raise awareness about food insecurity and collects food and cash donations to support food...
Bracebridge Gym Distributes Food And Supplies To Homeless And Struggling Locals
COVID closures mean most gyms are quiet these days, but things are still bustling at Hive Muskoka as a small team of volunteers puts...
Muskoka Food Banks Prepare For Increased Need Heading Into Winter
Food banks across Muskoka and the rest of the country have seen an increase in visits throughout the pandemic, and with the holidays approaching,...
