Haliburton County Food Net

Community Food Security: "A situation in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes self-reliance and social justice."
(Hamm MW and Bellows AC. J.Nutr Educ Behav 2003;35:37-43.)

The Haliburton County Food Net is a not-for-profit community partnership with representation from Family Services of Haliburton County, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, Food for Kids, Minden Food Bank, Ontario Early Years Centre in Minden and Haliburton, Health for Life and Haliburton County Food Action Working Group.

The objective of the Haliburton County Food Net is to access free or low cost food of high nutritional value for distribution to agencies involved in food programs. Our ultimate goal is to build a network of agencies within Haliburton County who are involved with food programs and to build community capacity around food security issues.

Any approach to truly address food insecurity needs to consider the ‘big picture’ and what can be done to benefit the whole community. Capacity building is most effective when a well-planned, long-term approach is taken. These strategies are most effective when the people in the community are included and involved in identifying solutions.

Capacity is built gradually and depends on:

  • People who want to help and are willing to be involved
  • People with skills, knowledge, and abilities related to the key issues
  • Support from community institutions and businesses
  • Leaders
  • Economic and financial resources

Currently Haliburton County Food Net distributes perishable and non-perishable food items to the following agencies in Haliburton County.

  • Minden Food Bank
  • Cardiff Community Food Bank
  • Wilberforce Word of Life Clothing and Emergency Food Outreach
  • Highland Grove Word of Life Clothing and Emergency Food Outreach
  • Special Delivery Club - S.I.R.C.H.
  • Bright Starts - Ontario Early Years Centre - S.I.R.C.H. - HKPRD Health Unit
  • Family Supper Night - Ontario Early Years Centre - Minden & Haliburton
  • S.I.R.C.H. Hospice
  • Family Supper Night - Minden United Church
  • Community Care Haliburton County
  • Children's Aid Society
  • Family Services of Haliburton County
  • Highlands Learning Centre
  • Good Food Box
  • Food for Kids

At times in our lives, we all need a helping hand. At other times, we are in a position to extend one.

For more information and/or to offer economic and financial support, please contact:

Maureen Brown, Co-Ordinator
705-457-7931
haliburtoncountyfoodnet@sympatico.ca


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