Programs
Fresh Harvest is one of the Ottawa Food Bank's perishable food retrieval programs. Each day, the Fresh Harvest driver sweeps major grocery stores within the area, picking up such items as fresh meat, fresh produce, bakery and deli goods. This food is then delivered the same day to one of the local soup kitchens or to one of the city's emergency housing shelters. More than 50,000 pounds of fresh food is collected and distributed each month!
City Harvest is a different perishable food retrieval program that focuses on prepared meals or food items from local restaurants, retirement homes and food service providers. The prepared food is then delivered directly to a soup kitchen or agency that has a meal program.
The Baby Supply Cupboard focuses on supplying our Member Agencies with costly items such as baby food, cereal, diapers and formula. The program targets our community's most vulnerable population: infants whose parents lack the resources to adequately provide for them on a daily basis. Not only does the Baby Supply Cupboard relieve the burden on caregivers who would otherwise have to sacrifice their own nutritional requirements to meet their families' needs, it also ensures that proper nutrition will be consistently provided for the healthy development of infants.
KickStart is our program devoted to feeding children from low-income families year-round. Through school meal programs and after-school clubs, KickStart provides delivery of nutritious snacks and meals to children who come to school or go home hungry. KickStart also supplies lunches to day camps throughout the summer when there are no school meal programs available.
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