What is the Community Food Assistance Network?
The Community Food Assistance Network is a system of 100+ community programs and agency partners, providing food and connection to other vital supports needed by children, seniors, families and individuals in Waterloo Region.
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region and the Cambridge Food Bank are at the centre of the network, actively sourcing fresh, frozen and non-perishable food for distribution.
2021 HungerCount Report
Click here to read an op-ed by Wendi Campbell, CEO of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region as she shares her thoughts on the lessons learned from the ‘economic shock’ of COVID-19 on poverty and food insecurity.
Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2021 report provides a comprehensive annual look at food bank usage across the nation.