Eighteen organizations have received a financial boost as part of the Food Security Fund.
The money comes from the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB).
It is meant to support local charities that provide food to various members of the community who struggle with food security.
The total allocation for 2022 is $779,440 as compared to $468,281 in 2021.
It’s all part of the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP).
- $19,637 Dew Drop Inn Thunder Bay
- $38,000 Elevate NWO
- $19,470 Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario
- $75,000 Evergreen a United Neighbourhood
- $15,000 John Howard Society of Thunder Bay
- $13,000 Marathon Community Collective Food Bank
- $15,561 Marjorie House
- $50,050 Matawa First Nations Management
- $11,500 Municipality of Greenstone – Geraldton Family Resource Centre
- $31,017 Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre
- $89,000 Our Kids Count
- $7,000 P.A.C.E
- $88,000 Regional Food Distribution Association
- $21,945 Roots to Harvest
- $66,000 Rural Cupboard Food Bank
- $45,960 Salvation Army
- $81,900 Shelter House Thunder Bay
- $91,400 Urban Abbey
