New Good Food Organizations triple from last year
January 28, 2021
We’re thrilled to welcome a record-smashing 147 new members to our Good Food Organizations network. This brings the national movement to more than 300 organizations across the country using healthy food as a tool for social change. At a time when it’s needed the most.
What it means to be part of the network
The Good Food Organizations (GFO) network is a group of hundreds of like-minded nonprofits from across Canada that are committed to high quality, dignified and equitable food programs. These organizations come together to connect, learn from each other, and deepen their impact.
Get to know a few of our new GFOs
The organizations below join hundreds of others across Canada—and about a dozen more around the world—committed to offering community food programs rooted in health and equity.
Qqs (Eyes) Projects Society is an Indigenous-led nonprofit in Heiltsuk territory in the heart of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest.
Qqs Projects Society offers programming for youth and families focused on cultural resurgence, land-based learning, and leadership capacity building. Participation in their food systems resiliency program has exploded since the pandemic thanks to their “Granny Gardens” network, which channels the food systems knowledge and resilience of the community’s matriarchs.
Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government is the first combined Indigenous/public government in the Northwest Territories.
Located in a remote fly-in community, the DGG supports the people of Délı̨nę in preserving their culture, language, spiritual practices and land-based way of life. Their on-the-land programs facilitate hunting and fishing, which provide country foods for the community and enable them to continue traditions of working together and supporting each other.
Alice House in Dartmouth, NS, offers second stage housing for survivors of domestic violence alongside essential food services.
When the pandemic forced Alice House to close their drop-in centre and food bank, they mobilized to find new ways to ensure their clients had access to good food. They picked up groceries for mothers with small children who were unable to get to the store, and they delivered food boxes and grocery gift cards to women’s doors. Now, they’re investing in a bigger fridge in order to store more fresh food for their clients.
Quick facts about the GFO network in 2021
- 147 new organizations joined the network this year—the biggest increase ever—bringing the total to 300+
- 12 provinces and territories represented
- 224 GFOs received grants for COVID emergency relief efforts
- 142 organizations are led by or primarily serve BIPOC community members
- Most common programs running at GFOs this year: online food programs, meal deliveries, markets, food banks, seniors’ programs, and children’s programs.
