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The Centre commits over $800,000 to the Ottawa Food Bank, Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre, and the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative
The Centre commits over $800,000 to the Ottawa Food Bank, Carrefour Solidaire Community F...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n The Centre commits over $800,000 to the Ottawa Food Bank, Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre, and the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative\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 testing wrap-around services for food bank users, scaling a grocery card model, and funding to advance food sovereignty in First Nations communities\n \n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n April 28, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security (\"the Centre\") today announced over\n \n $800,000\n \n worth of commitments to three partnerships with organizations seeking to alleviate food insecurity across\n \n Canada\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ottawa Food Bank will leverage the findings from a Centre-supported research project to test and scale holistic, \"wrap-around\" support services for food bank clients, including employment services, mental health care, financial capability support, and language education. Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre (\"Carrefour Solidaire CFC\") will scale the Carte Proximité program in\n \n Montreal\n \n , which seeks to increase the financial accessibility of fresh and prepared foods through reloadable charge cards. The Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative (\"NMFCCC\") will grow their granting to grassroots and community partners across the province, support shared learning, and engage in community and strategic planning.\n \n \n \"These new project investments cover a range of supports for people experiencing food insecurity across\n \n Canada\n \n ,\" from\n \n Sarah Stern\n \n , Leader of the Centre. \"We're honoured to partner with these organizations to address the immediate needs of people experiencing food insecurity and to learn how to effect longer term changes. As a first step, we continue to advocate for the Federal Government to set a target to reduce food insecurity by at least 50% by 2030.\"\n \n \n \"People wh...