
Fresh Food Weekly
Thornton, ON, Canada
About
Fresh Food Weekly is a charity based in Thornton, Canada working on poverty & hunger, community development.
Fresh Food Weekly is a registered charity based in Barrie and Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. It runs a food security program that collects surplus fresh produce, largely from farms in the Holland Marsh, and delivers it to low-income families, including through biweekly meal boxes, holiday meal boxes and school snack drives. Funding comes from local fundraisers, community grants, corporate donors and sponsorships, and volunteers, including many local high school students, help with gleaning, packing and delivery.
Location
Organisation type
Charity number
Focus areas
Languages
Causes & programmes
Causes
Works for
How they work
Programmes
Meal Box Program
Poverty & Hunger · Canada
Biweekly free delivery of fresh, locally sourced food and meal boxes to low-income families in Barrie and Innisfil, Ontario.
Berry-Picking & Gleaning Programs
Poverty & Hunger · Canada
Volunteer gleaning of fields and berry patches, with produce delivered to program recipients the following day.
Countries of operation
Funding & support
Funded by
Ways to support
Trust
Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
Dominion Farm Produce, Tempo Flexible Packaging, RBC, Gateway Casinos, Rona, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, Connexus Community Church, The Innisfil Community Foundation, Ripple of Kindness Barrie