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Why is Feed Ontario a great partner?

Feed Ontario is the province’s largest collective of hunger-relief organizations. Their mission is to Feed Ontario by creating opportunities and solutions, and uniting local food banks to eradicate hunger and poverty.

Through our partnership with Feed Ontario, we are addressing hunger across the province.

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537,000

People visit a food bank in Ontario each year.

1,200

Hunger-relief agencies work together in over 130 communities across the province.

29 Million

Pounds of food were distributed in 2020.

750,000

The number of equivalent meals that Hydro One has donated to help Feed Ontario.

"At the start of the pandemic, food bank usage surged but, with the support of generous partners like Hydro One, we were able to help food banks meet this growing demand. We anticipate the need for emergency food support will only grow from here, which is why renewed and continued support from organizations like Hydro One is vital"

— Siu Mee Cheng, Interim Executive Director, Feed Ontario

The FeedON network provides adults, children, and seniors with nutritious food throughout the year, including: dairy, protein, and produce. Through the support of our partners, we distribute millions of meals annually.

We Feed Possibility by providing food banks with resources to grow their capacity to distribute fresh food, to collaborate and develop best practices that drive change, and to invest in innovative programming for people facing hunger in their communities.

We Feed Change by researching the root-causes of food insecurity, raising awareness of hunger in our province, and advocating on behalf of evidence-based solutions. It is only through our collective action that we will end hunger and poverty in Ontario.

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Feed Ontario works in partnership with UHC-Hub of Opportunities, which is the hub for 15 food banks across Windsor-Essex County. UHC has helped to serve meals to over 115,000 people in need in 2021 so far, nearly doubling the amount of people served in 2020.

UHC has dedicated itself to meeting the needs of vulnerable people living in Windsor and Essex County by offering 26 unique programs and services such as basic human needs, employment services, training and education, and newcomer settlement services. They are a ‘hub’ based in the community, for the community!

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