Food First NL Blog
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Food First NL works with communities in Newfoundland & Labrador to ensure everyone has access to affordable, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. We are a provincial, non-profit organization that collaborates with a network of 300 like-minded organizations and individuals to improve food security in NL.
Food First NL Blog
2w ago
The Government of Canada released their 2024 earlier this week. Some of the changes the budget announces will significantly impact if, and how, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians access food ..read more
Food First NL Blog
1M ago
We did some digging and found a bunch of examples of food programs from across the country. Each program shifted from the traditional pre-packed hamper model of food charity to a model centred on client choice and autonomy ..read more
Food First NL Blog
3M ago
Join Food First NL and Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) to learn more about the Community Food Centre model and explore its potential in St. John's ..read more
Food First NL Blog
5M ago
This month's read feed is about holiday giving, short-term responses, and long-term solutions to food insecurity ..read more
Food First NL Blog
5M ago
The Poverty Reduction Plan is a fine first step and could have a positive impact on those who are most vulnerable but, in this current crisis, that’s not enough ..read more
Food First NL Blog
5M ago
22.9% of households in Newfoundland and Labrador experienced some degree of food insecurity in the previous 12 months, amounting to 116,000 people. That’s the highest rate in any of the ten provinces ..read more
Food First NL Blog
6M ago
In the past month, Food Banks Canada released two stellar reports: the 2023 Hunger Count and the Poverty Report Card. Both reports describe national trends and province-specific information. This blog highlights N.L. and nationwide data from both reports and what it means for our province ..read more
Food First NL Blog
8M ago
The Nutritious Food Basket is a standardized tool used to calculate the weekly cost of meeting the nutrient requirements for a family of four, consists of 61 foods from the 2019 Canada Food Guide, and is based on the National Nutritious Food Basket ..read more
Food First NL Blog
10M ago
Food First NL is inviting proposals for our annual audit, starting fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The contract period is for the next three fiscal years, starting 2023-2024 ..read more
Food First NL Blog
1y ago
An update on what we’re seeing (and expect to see) with food prices in NL ..read more