Recipients

Epicure Foundation™ Community Initiative National Grant Program

Thanks to the generous contributions of our Customers, Consultants and Home Team Members, the Epicure Foundation™ has been able to award more than $90,000 in funds and in-kind donations to the following grassroots organizations working to improve food security in communities across Canada. We are honoured to support their outstanding service to the health and wellness of countless Canadians.

2009

  • Men in the Kitchen, Bella Coola Community Support Society, Bella Coola, BC, www.endingviolence.org
  • Health and Food for Families, Boundary Family and Individual Services Society, Grand Forks, BC, www.boundaryfamily.org/bfiss.htm
  • From Seed to Plate, Kootenay Family Place, Castlegar, BC, www.kootenayfamilyplace.org
  • Food Security for Immigrant Families, Little Mountain Neighbour House Society, Vancouver, BC, www.lmnhs.bc.ca
  • Cooking with Migitjoos, Big Cove First Nations Wellness Committee, Elsipogtog, NB, www.ehwc.ca
  • Dad’s Healthy Kitchen, Princeton Child Care Services Society, Princeton, BC
  • Healthy Eating Local Parkdale, Greenest City Environmental Organization, Toronto, ON, www.greenestcity.net
  • Good Food Club, West Broadway Development Corp, Winnipeg, MB, www.westbroadway.mb.ca
  • Cold Lake Community Kitchen, Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre, Cold Lake, AB, www.brokenspirits.com
  • KARA Collective Kitchen and New Mum’s Group, KARA Family Resources Centre, Edmonton, AB, www.kara-frc.ca/home.html
  • Baby Steps, Olds Neighbourhood Place Society, Olds, AB, www.onplace.ca

2008

  • Kids Get Cooking, Nanaimo Foodshare, Nanaimo, BC, www.nanaimofoodshare.ca
  • Kids Snack Pack Program, Kelowna Community Food Bank, Kelowna, BC, www.kelownafoodbank.com
  • Healthiest Babies Possible Program, Northern Family Health Society, Prince George, BC, www.nfhs-pg.org
  • ACS Community Kitchen, Abbotsford Community Services, Abbotsford, BC, www.abbotsfordcommunityservices.com
  • Community Kitchen Improvement Project, Whispers of Hope, Grand Forks, BC, www.whispersofhope.ca
  • Food Fun and Facts Community Kitchen Project, Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House, Vancouver, BC, www.anhgv.org
  • Best Beginning Program, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, www.calgaryhealthregion.ca
  • Building Healthy Babies and Strong Young Families, Society for Support to Pregnant Parenting Teens, Grande Prairie, AB, www.teenparent.ca
  • We Can Cook Project (launch phase), Wecan Food Basket Society, Edmonton, AB, info@wecanfood.com
  • Seeds of Connection, The Candora Society, Edmonton, AB, www.candorasociety.com
  • High Level Collective Kitchen, Northwest Health Foundation, High Level, AB, www.nlhr.ca
  • Families First Program, Good Spirit School Division #204, Kamsack, SK, gssd.ca
  • Learners with Purpose – Healthy Eating Choices, Co-operative Health Centre, Prince Albert, SK, www.coophealth.com
  • Good Food Club, West Broadway Development Corporation, Winnipeg, MB, www.westbroadway.mb.ca
  • After-School Snack Program, Boys & Girls Club of Yorkton, Yorkton, SK, www.boysandgirlsclubofyorkton.org
  • Junior Chefs/Expanded Lunch Program, Sacred Heart Community School/Holy Trinity School Division, Moose Jaw, SK, www.htcsd.ca
  • St. Norbert Community Kitchen, L’Hotellerie St. Norbert Guest House Inc., St. Norbert, MB, www.snac.mb.ca
  • Direct Delivery Program, Second Harvest Food Support Committee, Toronto, ON, www.secondharvest.ca
  • MX Food Security Education Initiative, Meal Exchange, Toronto, ON, www.mealexchange.com
  • Peer Education Cooking Classes, London Community Resource Centre, London, ON, www.lcrc.on.ca
  • Community Kitchen, Home of the Guardian Angel, Halifax, NS, www.homeoftheguardianangel.ca
  • Newcomers Teaching Kitchen Program, Mapleton Teaching Kitchen Inc./La cuisine educative Mapleton Inc., Moncton, NB
  • Cooking with Mogitjoos, Elsipogtog Health & Wellness Committee Inc., Elsipogtog, NB, www.ehwc.ca
  • Cooking Healthy Economical Food to Share (C.H.E.F.S.), Community Mental Health Initiative Inc., Corner Brook, NFLD, www.envision.ca

Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in the continued success of these outstanding community-building efforts! Donations to the Epicure Foundation™ of $10 and greater are provided with a tax deductible receipt. If you would like to contribute, please send donations to:

The Epicure Foundation™
10555 West Saanich Rd.
North Saanich, BC V8L 6A8
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