September is Hunger Action Month in Northumberland.
This campaign is raising awareness of food insecurity, advocating to end hunger and poverty across Canada, and recognizing the work being done by local food banks, school nutrition programs, community meals and hunger relief programs, to take action against hunger.
Rob O’Neil, the County Food Security Services Manager, says the numbers last year were staggering.
“In 2022, over 4,200 Northumberland residents accessed support through local food banks. On a broader scale, more than 587,000 individuals accessed a food bank in Ontario between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Food insecurity affects people all across the country. Hunger Action Month is an opportunity to come together to raise awareness of this issue and to highlight the services that collectively work together to prevent hunger in our local communities.”
Throughout September, Northumberland County Food 4 All and Northumberland’s twelve local food banks are joining Food Banks Canada and Feed Ontario in their efforts to promote initiatives to help end hunger.
Residents are encouraged to get involved by visiting Organization / Program Search (cioc.ca) and participating in the County’s “30 Ways in 30 Dyas’ challenge. This aims to encourage community members to get involved by doing something each day to support food security in Northumberland.
For more information about Hunger Action Month, visit Hunger Action Month (northumberland.ca).
Written by: Noah Lorusso
