October 2011

Business of the Month: Perth and District Food Bank

The Perth and District Food Bank began serving the community in 1997 as a temporary solution to assist hungry neighbours. More than 14 years later, that need for assistance continues to grow. We serve an average of 170 households per month; almost 40% of our clients are children. Clients can access the Food Bank once a month to receive a five day supply of food; this service is available to anyone living in our catchment area.

We recently moved to a new location at 190 Gore St. East and formed a partnership with The Stop, a community food centre in Toronto. This partnership will allow us to replicate many of the outstanding programs the Stop currently provides. In the new year we plan to introduce community meals, classes, workshops, community advocacy, and much more. We will continue to offer emergency food hampers. We hope that the food centre will become a meeting place for all community members to sit down, share a meal, share ideas and learn. We believe in the power of food.

October marks the start of our annual Harvest Campaign and we have set a goal of raising $65,000. This year as the demand for our service continues to rise, we add additional services to meet community needs, and we experience many large one-time costs to outfit the community kitchen, we are calling to you for your support.

Learn more about the Perth and District Food Bank