2017 Archives

Vincent Calderhead, social justice litigator

Nova Scotia launches welfare review after court ruling

Learn more about Nova Scotia launches welfare review after court ruling

two boxes of food, one indicates a welfare diet, the other a nutritious diet

Daphne Bramham: The welfare challenge isn't the price of food, it's housing

Learn more about Daphne Bramham: The welfare challenge isn't the price of food, it's housing

man standing in front of a courthouse looking at the camera

Court scolds Nova Scotia government for treatment of family on assistance

Learn more about Court scolds Nova Scotia government for treatment of family on assistance

A group of entrepreneurs meeting and writing on white boards

If entrepreneurs want to combat food insecurity, they need to get their hands dirty

Learn more about If entrepreneurs want to combat food insecurity, they need to get their hands dirty

Four volunteers sitting around a table looking at naloxone kits

Ally Centre of Cape Breton to open outreach centre at Glace Bay Food Bank

Learn more about Ally Centre of Cape Breton to open outreach centre at Glace Bay Food Bank

A gymnasium is a makeshift dental office with many patients and dental professionals

How bad teeth are at the root of income inequality in Canada

Learn more about How bad teeth are at the root of income inequality in Canada

People picking cabbage in a field

'Gleaners' pick leftovers from farmers' fields to feed themselves — and others

Learn more about 'Gleaners' pick leftovers from farmers' fields to feed themselves — and others

Urban farm windfall lands in food banks lap

Learn more about Urban farm windfall lands in food banks lap

potatoes laying unharvested in a field

Pete Blanding: Crime wave in PEI's fields

Learn more about Pete Blanding: Crime wave in PEI's fields

farm tractor in a field at sunrise

We're grateful for Farm Donors

Our farm donors provide curcial support to our food distribution. We're proud to say over 50% of what we ship is perishable product thanks to the...

Learn more about We're grateful for Farm Donors