Second Harvest providing $22.7 million to community groups across Canada to purchase food

by Second Harvest | Nov 5, 2021 | Community, Food Waste

Thanks to the support of the Government of Canada’s Emergency Food Security Fund, Second Harvest is launching $22.7 million in new funding for non-profits and charities in communities across Canada to enable the purchase of food, grocery gift cards and food vouchers, as well as provide support for food distribution. Second Harvest will direct a minimum of 30 percent of its funding allocations to organizations led by or primarily serving Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour (BIPOC) communities. Community groups of all kinds that provide food support can apply for funding at SecondHarvest.ca/Funding, beginning October 28th to November 25th 2021.

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