The City of Greater Sudbury is gathering information to better understand local awareness and use of community food banks.
Residents are invited to participate in an anonymous survey online or on paper at Greater Sudbury Public Libraries and local food banks from Tuesday, April 17 until midnight on Monday, April 30.
Results of the survey will be presented to the Greater Sudbury Community Services Committee with the goal of evaluating current access to the local emergency food bank system.
It’s estimated that more than 14,000 people access local food programs each month in Greater Sudbury. This figure includes food banksContinue reading
The City of Greater Sudbury is gathering information to better understand local awareness and use of community food banks.
Residents are invited to participate in an anonymous survey online or on paper at Greater Sudbury Public Libraries and local food banks from Tuesday, April 17 until midnight on Monday, April 30.
Results of the survey will be presented to the Greater Sudbury Community Services Committee with the goal of evaluating current access to the local emergency food bank system.
It’s estimated that more than 14,000 people access local food programs each month in Greater Sudbury. This figure includes food banks, school breakfast programs, community meal providers and the Good Food Box that supplies fresh fruits and vegetables at an affordable cost.
The survey will help determine how many and how frequently residents use each of the community’s 14 food banks. The survey will also look at what barriers may prevent residents from using this service and whether residents are familiar with opportunities to volunteer or donate.
Greater Sudbury Food Security is currently at this stage
This consultation is
open until April 30, 2018 at midnight. Your responses are important to us and
will help the City of Greater Sudbury better understand
local awareness and use of community food banks.
Developing the Report
this is an upcoming stage for Greater Sudbury Food Security
Contributions to this
consultation are closed for evaluation and review as of midnight on April 30,
2018. The information you shared with us
will help form a Report to the Community Services Committee of Greater Sudbury
Council.
Provincial Consultation
this is an upcoming stage for Greater Sudbury Food Security
Staff will consult
with the authors of Ontario’s First Food Security Strategy to determine the
expected role and outcomes at municipal levels.
Greater Sudbury Food Policy
this is an upcoming stage for Greater Sudbury Food Security
Staff will consult
with the local stakeholders who have been instrumental in developing the
Greater Sudbury Food Policy to ensure that the Report to the Community Services
Committee aligns with policy objectives.
Environmental Scan
this is an upcoming stage for Greater Sudbury Food Security
Staff will conduct an
environmental scan of provincial, national and international best practices to
help reduce the growing need for emergency food banks and to help reduce
poverty.
Recommendations
this is an upcoming stage for Greater Sudbury Food Security
Staff will provide
recommendations to improve and advance the emergency food system and its
sustainability across Greater Sudbury.
