FOOD4KIDS for Guelph/Wellington/Dufferin
Apr 26, 2018
TOM ARMITAGE and KELLY SUE OBERLE
FOOD4KIDS for Guelph/Wellington/Dufferin

In Guelph-Wellington it’s estimated (and acknowledged by our local school boards) that 1,500 to 1,800 children in our local schools experience food insecurity in their homes – marginal, moderate or severe.  Food insecurity refers to inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints.

Food4Kids Waterloo-Wellington provides packages of healthy food for kids aged 14 years and under with limited or no access to food each weekend.  Packages of healthy food are prepared by volunteers and delivered to schools each Friday to ensure children have nourishment over the weekend.

The four Guelph Rotary clubs, together with The SEED, have formed a steering committee to bring Food4Kids to Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin.  All four clubs have provided startup funding and The SEED is providing free space, purchasing power and logistics management.

Note: The SEED is a community food project of the Guelph CHC, a collaborative initiative of community partners in Guelph & Wellington with the shared vision of strengthening the local emergency food system, using the power of food to build healthy communities and addressing the underlying issues of food insecurity and poverty.

Tom Armitage (The SEED) is Distribution Co-ordinator, Garden Fresh Box Co-ordinator
Kelly Sue Oberle (Food4Kids Waterloo-Wellington) is Founder/Executive Director