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"You cannot live off a food bank diet, it acts as an aid for people. It's not a solution to people that cannot afford food."
Brian Morris, 2015 Food Bank Challenge Participant, Constituency Manager & Executive Assistant, York Region

"I volunteer at a lunch program serving people who do not have enough money to buy food. It is time for the government to live up to its responsibility, and stop relying on volunteers to shoulder the burden that should be covered by our tax-funded social services."
Teresa Porter, Volunteer, LAMP Community Lunch Program, Newmarket, Ontario

"In Canada we have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms; I wish that it included the right to food and shelter so that food banks would become redundant."
Pauline Apperly, Director, Our Town Food bank, Tottenham, Ontario

"I began volunteering with the food bank in 1990 thinking I would do this for a couple of years; here I am 22 years later. The government needs to ensure that people have enough income for at least the basics."
Alf Judd, Former Director of Operations, Georgina Community Food Pantry, Sutton, Ontario

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Events and Opinions

Nutritious Food Basket Survey

Nutrition Facts - 2010 (2009 and 2010 data - page 6) - PDF (104 KB)

Weekly Cost - 2011 and 2012 - PDF (17 KB)

Health Unit Profiles - 2012 (2011 data - page 1) - PDF (221 KB)

Health Unit Profiles - 2014 (2013 data - page 1) - PDF (232 KB)

CBC's Sounds of the Season and Premier Wynne

December 3, 2015

CBC's Sounds of the Season ... - Web page

Controlling the Debate - Part 1 ... - Web page

Controlling the Debate - Part 2 ... - Web page

Controlling the Debate - Part 3 ... - Web page

Freedom 90 Food Bank Challenge

Summer 2015

Why food banks don't work for everyone - PDF (13 KB)

Letter to local food bank EDs - PDF (9 KB)

Invitation to proposed participants - PDF (9 KB)

Food Bank Diet Challenge - PDF (15 KB)

Itinerary - PDF (12 KB)

Fred's 90 Challenge - Fred Watt - CUPE 905 - Web link

Valley View Alliance Church and Freedom 90 in Newmarket

The Food Bank Experience

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Get a "taste" of being a client at the food bank!
What does it take for a person to get through the doors of the food bank? - PDF (124 KB)

Fairlawn Avenue United Church and Freedom 90 in Toronto

The Food Bank Experience

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Thoughts on Fairlawn - Web page

Why do we still have food banks?
There is an alternative! - PDF (71 KB)

Download the Workshop Resource:
Food Banks are not the Answer! - PDF (501 KB)

Download the Workshop Resource:
Food Banks are not the Answer! - Word (629 KB)

PowerPoint Presentation:
From Charity to Dignity - PPT (200 KB)

KAIROS and Freedom 90 in Newmarket

Friday, April 25, 2014

Thoughts on Turning the Tide on Poverty
From Charity to Advocacy in Ontario - Web page

Invitation - Turning the Tide on Poverty
From Charity to Advocacy in Ontario - PDF (76 KB)

Poster - Turning the Tide on Poverty
From Charity to Advocacy in Ontario - PDF (87 KB)

Freedom 90 Meeting in Hamilton

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Learn more about raising your voice to demand an end to poverty and an end to the need for food banks and emergency meal programs in Ontario - PDF (327 KB)

Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultations

We Can't Afford to Waste Our Time! - Web page

We Can't Afford to Waste Our Time! - PDF (20 KB)

Challenge the Liberal Government's Record on Poverty Reduction - Web page

Challenge the Liberal Government's Record on Poverty Reduction - PDF (34 KB)

Political Advocacy or Political Etiquette?

Political Advocacy or Political Etiquette? You decide ... - Web page

Raise the Minimum Wage Campaign

Demand an increase in the minimum wage - Web page

Demand an increase in the minimum wage - PDF (20 KB)

Launch of Freedom 90 - May 7, 2012

Press conference - Web page

Press release - Web page