what is food security?
The ability to access a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food to feed oneself and one’s loved ones.
Food security can be hard to obtain for many individuals living in Scarborough due to a number of factors.
Those who struggle to access a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food are experiencing food insecurity.
- Food insecurity is often linked to a household’s financial situation.
- Food insecurity is faced most severely by households reliant on social assistance, low-wage income, and lone-parent families.
- Factors of accessibility and acceptability can also impact someone’s food insecurity.
- Confronting the issue of food insecurity is important because it can have negative impacts on the physical and mental well-being of individuals.
- The COVID-19 pandemic only exasperated issues of food insecurity in Scarborough.
What are members of Scarborough Food Network doing to increase food security?
Scarborough Food Network is made up of different organizations that each offer a range of services to help alleviate food insecurity. Some of these services offered by our member organizations include:
- Food Banks
- Free Meal Programs
- Community Pantries
- Community Gardens
- Gardening Workshops
- Cooking and Nutrition Workshops
- Information and Resource Sharing
- Collective Research and Advocacy Work
How can you help increase food security in Scarborough?
- Donate to our wonderful member organizations
- Donate to your local food bank
- Volunteer with our member organizations
- Volunteer with your local food bank
- Get involved with Scarborough Food Network!
