WELCOME TO FOOD THOUGHTS

This presentation is designed for teaching Grade 6 students about food insecurity and where to find help in their community.

Everyone knows about 911 ... people are learning about 211. Hopefully before long Canadians will be able to use 988 to get mental illness

One in four people will experience some form of mental illness this year ... those numbers include young people.

Thanks to modern grocery stores we have access to strawberries throughout the year; however, whether you buy strawberries in the winter...

People are dying. More people in Grey/Bruce have died from poisoned drugs than from covid-19. It is also not only who you might think.

An often over-looked source for volunteers are the very clients you are trying to help. People with lived experience are invaluable.

Having proper tools to help with Harm Reduction is important to everyone.

Even before Covid, mental illness was subject to myths and misconceptions. Covid has made it worse. Take a few minutes and watch this.

Regular stigma is a huge problem, the stress and struggle for acceptance for the growing trans population is even greater.

What do some food banks really need? They will happily accept most things, but cash donations really help them to buy what they need.

A tool to educate, inform, and correct misconceptions while demonstrating the size and scope of food insecurity with you data.

Many of our clients have the need for Harm Reduction, we all have many beliefs that need to change.

Why should communities have community gardens? Here are some excellent reasons for supporting and building more.

There are many myths about food insecurity, few are as harmful as the reason why potential donors are afraid of donating food.

What most people think about homelessness is wrong. This video from the Fred Victor organization helps to debunk those myths

Mud, cold weather, inadequate sanitation, no food; this is reality for some Canadians.

Escaping Poverty is a difficult process. Bridges out of poverty is run by the Poverty Task Force and helps to build hope in the real world.

Food insecurity is a symptom of poverty and the lack of affordable and safe housing.

Food insecurity is a symptom of poverty and the lack of affordable and safe housing. Look at what one country did to solve this problem.

The lack of affordable and safe housing is the root cause of so many issues in our communities, including food insecurity.