Parkdale Food Centre

Since its founding, over thirty years ago, the Parkdale Food Centre has evolved from a traditional food bank into one of the leading, trusted voices on food security and poverty issues in Ottawa and beyond. PFC is recognized as a trailblazer, bridging innovative (and essential) community programming through good food and community, while advocating for systemic change across the industry. We are building a city where everyone has the means and opportunity to live a healthy, connected, and fulfilling life.

TOP FUNDING SOURCES

• INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS: 28%
• GOVERNMENT FUNDING: 3%
• OTHER: 69%

Funding priorities

As a response to skyrocketing food support requests, we began to offer Fresh Eats, our no-cost fruit and veggie markets weekly at three social housing buildings in the city.

How you can help

COVID-19 has impacted communities everywhere, spreading with it, unprecedented inflation, rising food costs, poverty, and social isolation.

At the Parkdale Food Centre, we know that access to nutritious food and community are at the heart of addressing the negative health outcomes of those experiencing poverty. Good food and Community are medicine.

Let’s have a look at the cost of food insecurity by the numbers:

• 3 out 5 neighbours identified as being severely food insecure
• 70% had an annual income of less than $20,000
• 71% shopped for food at discount stores
• 50% of neighbours have been accessing emergency food support for more than five years

VOLUNTEER

Volunteers power our programming! If you are interested injoining our community ofvolunteers reach out to Heather Bruce heatherparkdalefoodcentre.org for our next Volunteer Orientation.

EVENTS + FUNDRAISING

Right to Food Day

On Wednesday, October 5 join Parkdale Food Centre and our partners in a city-wide conversation during “Right to Food Day”.

Alight The Night

An evening in support of the Parkdale Food

Centre details and tickets can be found at

www.parkdalefoodcentre.ca