CFCC's 2017 Food Summit

The newest Community Food Centre to open in Canada, Hamilton CFC opened its doors in early 2017. By April, their programming will be well underway with a Community Action Program, an intercultural community kitchen, an after-school program, a Good Food Market and drop-in café, and two weekly meals. We’ll hop on a bus and take the trip to Hamilton to see it in action and hear how they found a site, renovated a space, hired a team, and developed programming all within the past two years.

A member of CFCC's Good Food Organizations program, The South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC) is a community-based organization that offers primary health care services and health promotion programs in a diverse community. As part of their work operating a bustling health services hub, they have successfully incorporated a range of food security programs to support vulnerable populations including an affordable produce market, a cooking group, diabetes support groups, a Chinese language peer nutrition group, and a rooftop wellness garden.

As part of its harm reduction strategy, plans are also in the works for SRCHC to become a Supervised Injection Site. 

At its two locations in Toronto’s west end, The Stop Community Food Centre strives to increase access to healthy food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds health and community, and challenges inequality. Their dynamic team provides an array of programs including community drop-in meals, a healthy food bank, a Good Food Market, community kitchens, peri-natal support, food systems education, peer advocacy, Community Action, community gardens, and urban agriculture. The Stop is CFCC’s founding partner.

For more about The Stop go to www.thestop.org