Ottawa Community Food Partnership
The Ottawa Community Food Partnership emerged in 2016 out of work that was being undertaken by several emergency food providers, working with community health and resource centres, to shift from a traditional charitable grounded in community engagement and food security, and based on three pillars:
- Healthy Food Access
- Healthy Food Skills
- Education and Engagement
The Partnership provides a forum for coordination, information sharing, and advocacy among these groups.
The Ottawa Community Food Partnership is generously funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Through this funding, members are involved activities aimed at strengthening the three pillars above; such as:
- Implementing Community Fridges in other locations throughout the Partnership
- Buying seeds for ethnic foods to be grown in gardens
- Funding for more culturally appropriate food
- Funding for gleaning activities
Visit https://www.ottawacommunityfoodpartnership.ca today!
In alphabetical order, our members are:
Bethany Hope Centre
Dalhousie Food Cupboard
Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard
Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre
Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre
Somerset West Community Health Centre
St Joe’s Supper Table
St Luke’s Table
If you have questions about the work of the Partnership, would like more information about how to get involved or would like to volunteer, please contact the Coordinator at karen@parkdalefoodcentre.org