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Cooking Up Food Security in Manitoba with Collective Kitchens
At the Portage la Prairie Salvation Army in Manitoba, community members meet monthly to big batch cook some of their favourite recipes and share them amongst a group. The meals are subsidized with items from the food bank and monetary donations and only cost participants $5 per family member. Everyone goes home with roughly five…
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For The Love of Giving – Kaya & Gloria in Kenora
Kaya is a young mother of two, a full-time student and working part-time in Kenora, Ontario. Supporting her family on a part-time income while trying to focus on her studies was difficult. “It was hard to make ends meet, grocery wise and my kids’ needs,” Kaya explains. Kaya’s mother-in-law Gloria is a former client of…
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Volunteers are the Driving Force of the Portage la Prairie Food Bank
The Salvation Army Food Bank in Portage la Prairie thrives thanks to a supportive community and wonderful volunteers. “Portage really is special” says Major Brenda Hammond, explaining that the need in Portage is greater than in nearby Winnipeg or Brandon. During the pandemic, the food bank became indispensable, a truly essential service and they were…
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A Saskatchewan Woman Uses Dough To Raise Some Dough for The Salvation Army
A Swift Current woman, Doreen Martens, found a great way to make her donation go even further to help her local Salvation Army food bank. Doreen Martens poses for a photo at The Salvation Army Swift Current Food Bank while dropping off the funds she raised from selling her bread. In March of 2020, COVID-19…
