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The Centre commits $1.3 million to the Alex Community Health Centre, Community Food Centres Canada, and Food Banks Canada
The Centre commits $1.3 million to the Alex Community Health Centre, Community Food Centr...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n The Centre commits $1.3 million to the Alex Community Health Centre, Community Food Centres Canada, and Food Banks Canada\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Projects focus on wrap-around services for community health centre patients, a knowledge exchange initiative, and a research project to develop a material deprivation index for\n \n Canada\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Oct. 13, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security (\"the Centre\") today announced over\n \n $1.3 million\n \n worth of commitments to three partnerships with organizations seeking to alleviate food insecurity across\n \n Canada\n \n . Through the Feed Opportunity Fund, the Centre partners with organizations across\n \n Canada\n \n to identify interventions that can be scaled to address food insecurity.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Our investments in these projects reflects the recognition that food-insecure folks need to be met where they're at and receive support today – through the healthcare system as well as through community food organizations\", from\n \n Sarah Stern\n \n , Leader of the Centre. \"We also recognize the importance of investing in capacity building and research to be able to push for the longer-term systemic changes that will address root causes – including insufficient income\".\n \n \n With these new projects, the Centre has made granting commitments of nearly\n \n $11 million\n \n since its launch in late 2016. In addition to this, the Centre advocates for critical public policies and invests in research that advances the capacity of people and communities to achieve food security. You can learn more about the Centre's work at\n \n www.feedopportunity.com\n \n .\n \n \n \n About the Centre's newest partners and their projects:\n \n \n \n \n The Alex Community Health Centre\n \n (\"the Alex\") is a non-profit health and social services organization that has provided integrated and accessible supports and tho...