Give a Toonie,Feed a Family

Teaching Hunger Awareness

Hunger in CanadaHunger is on the rise in Canada

In a typical month during 2013, food banks nationwide provide food to 833,000 peopleMore than 1/3 of these are children

Food bank usage is 23% higher than in 2008

Hunger in OntarioIn March 2013, about 375,814 people were

helped by food banks in Ontario

This has also increased by about 19.6% since 2008

Ontario has more people using food banks than any other province in CanadaMore than double that of Quebec

Hunger in MississaugaSurprisingly, about 17% of Mississauga residents

live in povertyThat’s over 121, 000 people

Food banks in Mississauga support 65, 000 clients each month, about 9% of Mississauga residents37% of which are children

That means there are over 56,000 people in Mississauga who may be going hungry each month because they are unable or don’t know how to access a food bank

Food Banks in MississaugaThere are a number of food banks in Mississauga

that serve clients directly in different areas of the city.

These local food banks in Mississauga include:Compass Market Food BankEden Community Food Bank

Battleford and Unity locationsMalton Food BankSeva Food Bank

Wolfedale Rd and Malton locationsSt. Mary’s Food Bank

Coopers and Dundas locations

Eden Community Food Bank

Food collection activities occur in the community

Food distribution occurs during the 6 food bank shifts which occur out of 2 locations every week, when clients come in to pick up food for their families. This also happens when people order a Fresh Produce Box, which they order by Thursday and pick-up and pay for on Fridays

The food bank provides advocacy services to inform clients about other available resources and services in the community

Community learning kitchen 4 – pronged approach

Cooking classes for clients (healthy and nutritious) Employment training Meal production (frozen meals to be distributed through our food bank) Kitchen sharing (other groups in community can make use of it for their

clients)

Eden Community Food Bank

Eden Community Food Bank serves hungry people who live in western Mississauga

In 2013, between 300 and 400 families visited the food bank each month

An average of 1,200 people received food and other assistance on a monthly basis42% of these were children

Eden Community Food Bank

Approximately 426,000 lbs of food was collected and distributed in 2013

Each person received about 28 lbs of food per visit

A family of 4 got about 100 lbs of food

Each family receives a quantity and variety of food to make healthy, nutritious meals for 7 – 10 days

On average, clients spend 75% of their income on rent and utilities many clients have to choose between a roof over their head or food for their families because they cannot afford both

2013 Key Facts12,436 individual visits were made to Eden

Community Food Bank in 2013

213 tons of food was collected in 2013That’s the same weight as 53 ELEPHANTS!!!

212 tons of food was distributed in 2013That’s a value of over $1,000,000 in food

distributed to hungry families in one year

100% of the food and funds are raised in the community and distributed and spent in the community in which Eden Community Food Bank serves

How WE can make a difference TOGETHER!

If you buy $10 worth of FOOD the food bank will distribute $10 worth of food to hungry families in our community

If you DONATE $10 to the food bank, they can acquire and distribute up to $100 worth of food to people in needTheir current average is about $45 worth of food

for every $10 donated

How can a $10 donation provide $100 worth of food?

As a food bank, Eden Community Food Bank has a greater purchasing power than the average person

When purchasing food, the food bank connects directly with food distributers such as the Ontario Food Terminal and…Donated products help to lower the costEden is given a discount for being a food bankEden buys products in bulk and may also be given

discounts for such large purchases

The Peanut Butter Example

Peanut butter is a staple item that is commonly needed at food banks, however, peanut butter is expensive (about $5.00 per jar)

When Eden Community Food Bank purchases peanut butter they buy 2 whole skids and they are given:A discount for being a food bankBulk purchase discountSome peanut butter is donated

SO… one jar of peanut butter costs Eden Food Bank $0.50 instead of $5.00!!!

TOONIE TUESDAYOn a Tuesday in November, Eden Community

Food Bank asks students to help people in need in their community by donating a Toonie to the food bank

Every $2.00 donated helps Eden food bank to provide the food needed for 4 MEALS for a local family!!!

TOONIE TUESDAY

Please donate as much as you can to our Toonie Tuesday

fundraiser this November and help to feed families in need

in your community!

THANK YOU!

ResourcesEden Community Food Bank Handout – “Food

Bank Facts”

Eden Community Food Bank – “Food for Thought: Winter 2013” newsletter pamphlet

www.foodbankscanada.ca - “Hunger Count 2013” PDF document

www.themississaugafoodbank.org - “Hunger at a Glance”