News Releases and Blog Posts
A trip to Misipawistik Cree Nation
Centre team member Merryn Maynard spends a weekend with the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative at the first Northern Advisors gathering Shortly after the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security launched in 2016, we joined the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Com...
Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security Awards Three New Scholarships
Three scholarships will support research into resources to support food security among perinatal women, the relationship between food insecurity and mental health among adolescents, and Indigenous food sovereignty MISSISSAUGA, ON , June 16, 2022 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) Maple Leaf Foods a...
The Centre commits over $800,000 to the Ottawa Food Bank, Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre, and the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative
Projects focus on testing wrap-around services for food bank users, scaling a grocery card model, and funding to advance food sovereignty in First Nations communities MISSISSAUGA, ON , April 28, 2022 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security ("the Centre...
Maple Leaf Foods and Michael H. McCain Commit $12.5 Million to Reduce Food Insecurity in Canada
Advances the work of the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security to work collaboratively to reduce food insecurity by 50% by 2030 MISSISSAUGA, ON , April 21, 2022 /CNW/ - There are over 5.8 million people in Canada that struggle with food insecurity i , lacki...
Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Commits $600,000 to Prosper Canada
New Benefits wayfinder will enable 100,000 more low-income Canadians to access government benefits, boost their incomes and reduce food insecurity MISSISSAUGA, ON , Feb. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security ("The Centre") is contributing $600,000 over three ye...
5 years ago, we launched the Centre!
Reflections on our five-year anniversary by Michael McCain and Lynda Kuhn. Michael McCain… My life has always revolved around food. When I was young, I worked in the potato fields near my home in New Brunswick. I joined McCain Foods right after university and Maple Leaf Foo...
Canadians Want Action on Food Insecurity
Campaign highlights the impossible choices people face to feed their families MISSISSAUGA, ON , Oct. 6, 2021 /CNW/ - In the lead-up to World Food Day on October 16 th , the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security ("the Centre") is launching a campaign, #SpeakUpForFoo...
Raising awareness of food insecurity with Maclean's
Maclean's journalist to focus on food insecurity in Canada over the next year. What is food insecurity? Food insecurity, known as uncertain or inadequate access to the food needed for a healthy life, is a serious and growing problem across Canada. Food insecurit...
New research released by the Ottawa Food Bank shows impact of novel food bank strategies on food security outcomes
This research suggests that better outcomes can be achieved for participants when food banks are integrated with community resource centres and when choice is provided. MISSISSAUGA, ON , Sept. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) The Ottawa Food Bank and the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food S...
Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security Awards 2021/22 Scholarships in Food Insecurity
Three scholarships will support research related to the development of a national school food program, food security policy, and postsecondary student food insecurity MISSISSAUGA, ON , June 23, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Secur...