TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) National Director Ken Neumann today announced the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $154,000 to 71 food banks in communities where USW members live and work.
“If food banks were not providing essential support to poor and vulnerable Canadians, poverty and its impact would be a lot more visible. The fact is that 833,000 Canadians must rely on food banks each month to put food on their tables and 3.8 million Canadians live in poverty,” said Neumann.
“Food banks can’t address the underlying causes of poverty – that’s why we need a national anti-poverty strategy. The Steelworkers union joins with others in support of the Dignity for All campaign urging the federal government to take action.”
*For more information and updates on the Dignity for All campaign please go to www.dignityforall.ca
Steelworkers Humanity Fund
Contributions to Canadian Food Banks – 2014
Moisson d’Alma Alma QC
Entraide Bécancour Bécancour QC
Samaritan House Ministries Brandon MN
Brantford Food Bank Brantford ON
Protein For People Burnaby BC
Calgary Interfaith Food Bank Calgary AB
Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank Cambridge ON
Community Harvest Food Bank Castlegar BC
Agape Centre Cornwall ON
Cranbrook Food Bank Cranbrook BC
Cowichan Valley Basket Society Duncan BC
Edmonton Gleaners Assocation Edmonton AB
Elkford Food Bank Elkford BC
Centre Wellington Food Bank Fergus ON
Fort Erie Salvation Army Food Bank Fort Erie ON
Chalmers Food Pantry Guelph ON
Food Share Greater Hamilton Hamilton ON
Wesley Urban Ministries Inc. Hamilton ON
Labrador Friendship Centre Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL
Hawkesbury Central Food Bank Hawkesbury ON
Kamloops Food Bank and Outreach Society Kamloops BC
Martha’s Table Kingston ON
Kingston Partnership in Mission Kingston ON
Kingston Food Sharing Project Kingston ON
Gananoque and District Food Bank Kingston ON
Kirkland Lake Food Bank (Salvation Army Family Services) Kirkland Lake ON
Waterloo Region Food Bank Kitchener ON
Labrador West Ministerial Food Bank Labrador NL
Ladysmith Food Bank Ladysmith BC
Salvation Army (Langley) Langley BC
London Area Food Bank London ON
Women’s Community House London ON
L’Orignal Food Bank L’Orignal ON
Mattawa and Area Food Bank Mattawa ON
Mississauga Food Bank Mississauga ON
CAP St-Barnabé Inc. Montreal QC
Cuisines Collectives Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Montreal QC
Bon Dieu dans la Rue Montreal QC
Les Oeuvres de la Maison du Père Montreal QC
New Liskeard Salvation Army Food Bank New Liskeard ON
North Bay Soup Kitchen North Bay ON
VanKleek Food Bank Ottawa ONOttawa Food Bank Ottawa ON
Harvest Share Community Food Bank Parry Sound ON
Pictou County Food Bank Association Pictou NS
Salvation Army (Port Alberni) Port Alberni BC
St Vincent De Pauls Food Bank Prince George BC
Regina and District Food Bank Inc. Regina SK
Renfrew District Food Bank Renfrew ON
Saskatoon Food Bank Saskatoon SK
Sault Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen Sault Ste. Marie ON
Centre D’Action Benevole de Sept-Îles Inc Sept-Îles QC
Maison Jeunes-Est Sherbrooke QC
Simcoe Caring Cupboard Simcoe ON
South Porcupine Food Bank South Porcupine ON
Sparwood Food Bank Sparwood BC
Community Food Sharing Association St. John’s NL
Blue Door Café Sudbury Soup Kitchen Sudbury ON
Sudbury Food Bank Sudbury ON
Surrey Food Bank Society Surrey BC
Salvation Army Food Bank (Manitoba) Thompson MB
Thunder Bay Shelter House Thunder Bay ON
Capuchin Outreach to the Poor (Parkdale) Toronto ON
Daily Bread Food Bank Toronto ON
FoodShare Toronto Toronto ON
North York Harvest Food Bank Toronto ON
Stop 103 Inc. Toronto ON
Salvation Army Food Bank (British Columbia) Trail BC
Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society Vancouver BC
Salvation Army Williams Lake Williams Lake BC
Winnipeg Harvest Inc. Winnipeg MB