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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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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…
