News Releases and Blog Posts
Meet Keira – a single mom with an uncooperative ex
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity In December, we shared a blog post describing some of the research the Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing foo...
It’s a big, bold goal: Better public policy to achieve food security for Canadians with disabilities
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is engaging thought leaders and public policy experts on ways governments can make meaningful impacts on the food insecurity crisis in Canada.
Meet Curtis – single and living with an acquired disability
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last month, we shared a blog post describing some of the research The Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food inse...
Meet Sasha & Oleg – parents caring for a child with a disability
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last month, we shared a blog post describing research The Centre embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food insecurity. Over the...
Navigating Food Insecurity in Urban Canada
Findings from an exploration of five household archetypes Since its inception in 2016, The Centre has worked to better understand the causes of and pathways out of food insecurity for Canadian households. Following research we funded by Statistics Canada to better understand the relati...
The Centre announces four new projects to increase access to the Canada Disability Benefit
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security (The Centre) has a goal, in collaboration with non-profits, businesses and government, to reduce food insecurity by 50%. In 2022 we learned that 50% of people over the age of 15 living in food-insecure households had a disability and we recognized that we n...
Neil Hetherington Joins Board of Directors of the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security
MISSISSAUGA, ON , Dec. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre") is honoured to announce that Neil Hetherington , Chief Executive Officer of Daily Bread Food Bank, has joined its Board of Directors. ...
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security hosts its fifth annual Food Security Symposium
Sharing learnings and insights as we collectively seek to reduce food insecurity in Canada. By Sarah Stern, Executive Director, Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security On October 16, the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security hosted our fifth annual Food Security Symposium with approxima...
Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security Hosts Annual Symposium on Canada's Growing Food Insecurity Crisis
Special guest Premier Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador stressed the need to strengthen the social determinants of health to reduce food insecurity and improve health outcomes MISSISSAUGA, ON , Oct. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre...
Canadians continue to prioritize social policies to reduce poverty and food insecurity – results from our 2024 public opinion research
One of the goals of the Centre is to increase public awareness of and support for policies to reduce food insecurity in Canada. For the past four years, we have partnered with David Herle and the Gandalf Group to run an annual nationally representative survey [1] to gauge public a...