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We've got food issues Why isn't the good food revolution accessible to all?

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Results from the Test Kitchen Find out how CFCs are building healthier communities

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Nick Saul on CBC Halifax Information Morning

Nick Saul was on CBC Radio Halifax's Information this morning talking about The Stop, and how food can be a powerful community development tool. Listen in!

Watch our Growing Good Food Ideas video!

For the second year, Sustain Ontario and Powerline Films have partnered with good food organizati

Fundraising module now live on our Learning Network

On April 24, we hosted a webinar featuring Nick Saul, President & CEO of Community Food Centr

The Table organizes around Hunger Awareness Week

The Table has organized an impressive slate of events ne

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Our Supporters: Bernardin

Bernardin has been a long-time supporter of The Stop and the

Food Reads: May edition

50 Ways to Close the Food Bank,

Impacts and Insights: An Evaluation of The Stop’s Community Advocacy Program

The Stop and CFCC just wrapped up an in-depth evaluation of

CFCC announces landmark $5 million gift and three new Community Food Centres across Canada

Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) is thrilled to announce a $5 million leadership gift from The Sprott Foundation and three new Community Food Centres.

Hungry Hearts: Profile of Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis in The Grid

"At The Stop, Nick Saul came up with a bold new strategy to combat hunger in Toronto. This week, as his new initiative, Community Food Centres Canada, gets a $5-million donation and a book about his local project, written with his wife and collaborator, Andrea Curtis, hits shelves, he’s poised to branch out nationally. Can his model work outside of the city?"

CFCC gets animated!

We asked Toronto-based artist Lauren Pirie to illustrate what happens at a Community Food Centre. We loved the results so much we asked digi-whiz Matt O'Sullivan to animate it for us so we could show how CFCs across the country will work together to build healthier and more connected communities through food. And ta-da! — CFCC in motion!

How The Stop built a movement

The Stop: How the fight for good food transformed a community and inspired a movement is a galvanizing call for a more progressive food politics.

Nick Saul talks to John Tory on Live Drive

Hear Nick Saul's conversation with John Tory on Newstalk 1040s' Live Drive.

Good Food Reads: April edition

"Who's Minding the Movement?," by Andy Fisher (CivilEats.com)

A good piece by Andy Fisher on the challenges of sustaining vision and leadership in a rapidly changing food movement. From the piece: "Despite our differences, I believe that we are united by two things ...

The Hunger Game

Nick Saul writes on the challenges of food charity and how good food can create social change in the April issue of The Walrus.

The Stop and CFCC in the Toronto Star

"Here’s a second food bank stereotype destroyed: food is a unit of survival. Most of us really don’t believe that. Sure, we eat to live, but we also live to eat — gathering for meals to socialize and share. Food nourishes the spirit too." Catherine Porter on how Community Food Centres can benefit communities across Canada.

March Break Madness at The Stop

Kids had full-court advantage at The Stop's Green Barn last month during

Rethinking the food bank: It’s no longer just about handing out food to the hungry

The Toronto Star ran a feature on The Stop and CFCC's plans to scale the model across the country.

In praise of The Table's Dads and Kids Community Kitchen

Perth resident Emma Postlethwaite recently wrote a lovely letter to editor of the EMC Perth

Nick Saul on Global's Morning Show

Watch Nick Saul on Global's Morning Show talking about

The Local's greenhouse now ready for seeding!

One of the things that convinced Steve Stacey that 612 Erie St.

Marion Nestle calls The Stop "an important book"

Author and food advocate Marion Nestle reviewed

The Stop reviewed in Macleans

"Amid a glut of food manifestos and local-food edicts, this title stands out as an important contribution to the discussion around food and social justice. What’s more, its publication comes at a critical time: Saul and his crew are taking the model on the road with plans to make it a national movement."

Op-Ed: Fighting Hunger Is More Than Just Handing Out Food

The food bank in Perth, Ont., changed its name last year to

CFCC board member Brian Lawson named CFO of the Year

Congratulations to Brian Lawson, CFO of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

The Dartmouth CFC on CBC Radio's Information Morning Nova Scotia

Roxanne Manning, Executive Director of The Dartmouth Family Centre, spoke to Information Morning

Nick Saul on Breakfast Television

Nick Saul was on Breakfast Television Toronto this morning talking about

Thanks to iögo!

On March 27, iögo launched a new campaign in support of community kitchens across the country.

The Star's Catherine Porter on De Schutter report

On Monday, March 4, The Stop,

Community Food Centres Livestream UN Report Today

The Stop Community Food Centre, affiliated community food centres The Table in Perth and The Loca

Thanks to the Green Shield Canada Foundation

CFCC is very happy to announce a generous grant from the Green Shield Canada Foundation.

The Winnipeg Free Press profiles The NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre

The Shaughnessy Park area will help pioneer a new community service that is a one-stop shop for h

Nick Saul: Mensch

Nick Saul was one of the recipients ofThe Grid 's second-annual Menschie Awards, announc

Jan Poppendieck on three sources of hope in the food movement

On December 13, we hosted a conversation between Nick Saul and

Joannah and Brian Lawson make a generous gift to CFCC

CFCC is thrilled to announce a generous gift from long-time supporters and friends Joannah and Br

Our favourite food reads from 2012

Looking for that last gift for a friend? Need something to read over the holidays?

Webinar: Breadlines, Sweet Charity and Beyond

Award-winning author and activist Jan Poppendieck in conversation with Community Food Centres Canada CEO Nick Saul.

Grand Opening of The Local Community Food Centre

In a conversation we had a few months back, when The Local’s community meal space was still a mess of dust and hanging wires

The Politics of Food: A good food book list

Nick and Andrea put together a list of some of their top food books for Canadian book blog

Nick Saul on TVO's The Agenda

Nick Saul talked to producer Daniel Kitts about how Community Food Centres come at the intractable problems of hunger and poverty facing many of our communities. The segment was filmed as part of the international Why Poverty. Click read more for the embedded media player.

The Stop in Reader's Digest!

The Stop is Reader's Digest Canada April Editor's Pick.

Tips, Tools and Telling the Story

Watch video from our webinar on evaluating community food initiatives.

Nick Saul on Radio Ecoshock

Nick Saul joined Radio Ecoshock host Alex Smith to talk about, food charity, food justice and

Book launch recap: The Stop

It's a powerful thing when a local story captures national attention — when a conversation you've

The Stop: The capitalist's guide to feeding the poor

Read the Canadian Business feature on The Stop's social enterprise activities and how CFCC is working to take some of those partnerships national.

Nick Saul: Food Visionary

The Grid asked Nick Saul about taking the Community Food Centre model national, why food banks aren't enough, and where he weighs in on taxation vs. personal responsibility.

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Community Food Centres Canada
247 Wallace Avenue, main floor
Toronto ON M6H 1V5
416 531 8826 | info@cfccanada.ca
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