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A $100,000 donation would help raise awareness of our project “Santé que c'est bon dans le bedon” (“Goodness, that’s tasty”)—our weekly cooking workshop that promotes food security, self-sufficiency and wellbeing for families. It would make it possible to offer ingredients for cooking at home, add a monthly community cooking day and strengthen this inclusive and unifying initiative. This project brings together vulnerable families and committed parents from all walks of life, including immigrants and isolated individuals, in a warm and intercultural setting. Secure funding would ensure its long-term sustainability and community impact.

Charity’s mission

The Maison de la Famille de Val-d'Or is an inclusive welcome centre for all families. It supports, enhances and enriches the parenting experience through practical services, educational activities and a welcoming environment. By strengthening the parent-child bond, it promotes children's overall development, parents' mental health, and family cohesion, contributing to a stronger and more supportive community.

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A $100,000 donation would allow Le Sac à dos to set up a food distribution truck that will provide 15,000 to 20,000 healthy and nutritious hot meals per year, free of charge, to people experiencing homelessness in the Ville-Marie neighbourhood. In response to a critical lack of dinnertime resources, it will distribute meals five nights a week to the most marginalized individuals who sleep outside of shelters. As a direct presence on the street, this service will meet an essential need and establish initial contact. These relationships of trust will enable us to refer individuals to our day centre, where they will have access to other essential services as well as our reintegration programs.

Charity’s mission

Le Sac à dos is an open, inclusive shelter that helps people who are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk of losing their homes. It offers a range of essential services (washrooms, showers, laundry facilities, meals, storage lockers, postal service), employment reintegration programs, and low-cost permanent social housing. Le Sac à dos helps each individual find their place in the community.

https://lesacados.org/

A donation of $100,000 would help people meet their immediate needs and build food security for the future by addressing root causes of hunger. It will support the provision of three meals a day at our emergency respite centres and homeless shelters and 900-1,000 meals daily increasing to 1,500 daily in the winter months. It will support the community where we receive people experiencing homelessness and deep poverty, including single-parent families, newcomers and refugees, at two community hub locations in Moss Park and Regent Park. Once through our doors, they can access case managers who work to understand their needs, make plans and referrals to improve health and stability.

Charity’s mission

Fred Victor's mission is to improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness

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A donation of $100,000 will fuel Food for Life's mission of rescuing food and impacting lives by supporting our premier program-the Mountainside Market. Operating like a small grocery store, the Market offers 100% rescued, high-quality food, allowing over 440 households weekly to choose 35-40 pounds of fresh produce, meats, dairy, and grains-nutritious essentials valued at $120 per visit. Our support reaches working individuals struggling to make ends meet, those on disability or government supports whose income doesn't cover basic needs, seniors and people experiencing homelessness or living transiently. We prioritize early, respectful support to ensure food access and stability for all, meeting people where they are with dignity and care. Your gift would help transform rescued surplus into healthy, fresh food that nourishes individuals and strengthens our community.

Charity’s mission

Food for Life's mission is to rescue food and impact lives. Our dual purpose mission is making a difference for people and the planet, rescuing close to 5 million pounds of fresh food from 100+ food industry partners and redistributing that food to over 4500 households through 90 food programs across Halton and Hamilton. Our low barrier programming ensures that people are accessing healthy fresh food during the most challenging times in their lives.

www.foodforlife.ca

A donation of $100,000 would grow The Purple Kitchen: a food security program providing classes in basic culinary skills, healthy eating habits, and Food Handler certification for people that face multiple systemic barriers in their lives. Participants learn to transform common food bank items into affordable, nutritious meals, gain skills to reduce food waste, plan and budget, making healthy eating more accessible. By embracing culturally appropriate foods that reflect the traditions of newcomers and Indigenous peoples, the program fosters belonging and respect and creates a safe space for participants. The Purple Kitchen turns food donations into opportunities for empowerment, dignity, and community connection. It equips community members with tools for long-term success at home and in the workforce.

Charity’s mission

West Central Women's Resource Centre empowers women and gender diverse people, and their community, to move from where they are to where they want to be, by providing responsive programming, facilitating knowledge sharing and connection, and contributing to culture shift and policy transformation. We use a person-centered approach, informed by the lived experience of the community we serve. Our work is grounded in the principles of harm reduction, inclusion, empowerment, and community economic development.

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A donation of $100,000 would expand our Zero Food Waste City initiative, directly reducing food insecurity in Metro Vancouver area. We would open new distribution hubs to serve low-income individuals and families, newcomers and people experiencing homelessness on our waiting list. We would also expand our community kitchen to turn imperfect rescued food into 50,000 prepared meals annually, and strengthen breakfast and lunch programs for students. This investment ensures more children start their school day nourished, more seniors and families receive healthy meals, and no edible food is wasted. The result: improved health, reduced hunger, and stronger communities through food security and climate action.

Charity’s mission

Food Link Society is BC's largest food recovery charity, dedicated to ending hunger and preventing waste. We rescue over 2 million lbs of surplus food annually, valued at $9.34M, and deliver it directly to more than 107,000 people across 11 cities. By transforming imperfect food into nutritious meals, supporting schools and families, and preventing 4 million lbs of CO2 emissions each year, we connect food security with climate action and community dignity.

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A donation of $100,000 to Food to Play helps kids learn healthy eating habits, understand nutrition, and fuel their bodies for sport and life. Your support provides daily healthy snacks, weekly food sessions, and monthly take-home hampers for 700+ children in Edmonton from Grades 3 to 12 who face significant barriers to well-being. The curriculum contains three core pillars: Food Literacy, helping kids build a positive relationship with food and understand nutrients for growth. It also includes Dietary Habits, encouraging mindful eating and healthy daily routines and Lifestyle & Wellness Habits, promoting inclusivity, sustainability, rest, and mental health. Together, these lessons help address food insecurity, reduce stress around meal preparation and empower children and families to make healthy choices that last a lifetime.

Charity’s mission

Our mission is to provide programs and spaces that are safe, accessible, inclusive, and support the holistic development of children and youth where communities are empowered through play. Since our inception more than 17 years ago, we have acted as a safe haven for equity-deserving (i.e., low-income, racialized, newcomer, refugee, disabled, neurodivergent) children and youth through access to barrier-free sport and care programming. We believe in a community where everyone can play, belong and grow.

https://www.freeplayforkids.com/

A donation of $100,000 will go to help with the operating costs of our first year in our Perishable Food Rescue Centre. Our Thrive Perishable Food Rescue Centre is currently under construction (scheduled to complete June 2026). Its mission is simple: Receive large volumes of fresh food donations that would otherwise be at risk of going to waste, and repurpose this surplus into frozen products to share with the food bank network throughout New Brunswick. These food banks struggle to provide adequate food in terms of both quantity and quality. Fresh and frozen foods are often the hardest to source. This project is a first of its kind in Canada and will become a template for future development in other areas of the country.

Charity’s mission

Greener Village started as the Fredericton Food Bank in 1983 in a basement room. Now in it's 42nd year of operations, it is a community-led organization focused on alleviating hunger in the community by providing emergency food support to 2200 families each month and preventing hunger in the future with programming focused on education, training, and seasonal supports. We provide food, clothing, and developmental opportunities people need in their journey to self-sufficiency.

https://www.greenervillage.ca/

A donation of $100,000 would go towards the cost of ingredients for the 60,000+ healthy meals and snacks our organization provides at no charge annually to the children and youth, who come from over 50 Nationalities, that are attending our programing, and the ongoing costs of operating our En Route Alternative Education program. This unique education program operated by trained teachers and staff was created after consultations and support from the Anglophone East School District. Here, each student, many of whom face both hunger and learning challenges, is supported using their personal strengths while navigating other challenges to succeed. Success would mean continuing their education journey - either by reintegrating in the tradition school system or completing their GED.

Charity’s mission

For over 68 years, BGC Moncton has provided safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life.

Our diverse programs include sports and recreational activities, plus a personalized tutoring program, and alternative educational environments to help students at risk navigate the education system. Since we have a culturally diverse staff, we can offer these programs in up to 5 different languages.

https://www.bgcmoncton.com/en/

A donation of $100,000 would go towards empowering women-led families to rebuild their lives after violence, trauma, and housing instability. Through our Nourish to Flourish program, we ensure families have access to nutritious food, stocked pantries, and essential start-up supplies when moving into new housing. Participants also gain skills in meal planning, budgeting, and food management. By tackling the deep connection between food security, safety, and stability, this initiative helps women and children regain strength, dignity, and independence. It transforms moments of crisis into opportunities for healing and hope, nourishing not only homes, but futures. It also provides a continuum of supports that build on people's strengths to create lasting and positive change.

Charity’s mission

Rooted in our community, we support and provide a strong voice for women, girls, Two Spirit, and gender diverse people and their families and create opportunities for them to thrive.

https://www.ywcahalifax.com/