The London Cares Curb Hunger campaign kicks off today in partnership with the London Food Bank. Campaign organizers are urging Londoners to donate fresh food, non-perishable food, or make a financial donation during the summer months – a traditionally slower period for donations.
“With soaring food prices, more and more Londoners are struggling to access food,” says Mayor Josh Morgan. “For the past 26 years, the London Cares Curb Hunger campaign has helped to ensure all Londoners have access to food, and thanks to the generosity and compassion of our community, I know this year will be no different.”
“We believe all Londoners should not only have access to food, but that the food they eat should be nutritious,” says Jane Roy, Co-Executive Director of the London Food Bank. “Through the London Cares Curb Hunger campaign and our greenhouses, 56 per cent of the food distributed by the London Food Bank last year was fresh.”
The London Cares Curb Hunger campaign is the longest running partnership of its kind in Canada. This annual campaign supports over 25,000 individuals in our community seeking food security.
Between June 7 and June 17 Londoners can help in the following ways:
- Fresh Food Donations
Both fresh and non-perishable foods continue to be accepted at the Food Bank, located at 926 Leathorne Street.
- Financial Donations
Online donations at www.londonfoodbank.ca are the quickest way to help the London Food Bank acquire fresh food. Financial donations give the Food Bank the necessary resources to help reach London’s most vulnerable, including individuals and families living unsheltered.
- Plant a Row, Grow a Row
Londoners can sign up to help Grow-a-Row for the Food Bank in their backyard or community gardens. Growing your own produce at home is a great activity for families and households, and any extra produce from your garden can be donated to the Food Bank.
- Adopt a Plot
The London Food Bank now has on-site garden beds to grow vegetables for use in client hampers. Groups are welcome to sign up to adopt a plot of these gardens to help plant, raise, and harvest vegetables. Visit londonfoodbank.ca/adopt-a-plot for more information about this program.
- Non-Perishable Food Donations
Non-perishable food donations can be left at your local fire hall or at participating grocery stores. Store locations can be found at londonfoodbank.ca/donate-food.