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Food security in NiagaraFood security in Niagara
Start Me Up Niagara Saturday Start Me Up Niagara Saturday Feeding ProgramFeeding Program
IntroducingIntroducing
The Start Me Up Niagara Saturday Feeding The Start Me Up Niagara Saturday Feeding ProgramProgram
• Everyone is a ‘Participant,’ at the centre: Everyone is a ‘Participant,’ at the centre: – staff, staff, – volunteers, volunteers, – producers, and producers, and – consumersconsumers
The ‘Kitchen’
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• More than just a kitchen and workers, the Start Me Up Niagara (SMUN) Saturday food program serves all of the participants, workers, volunteers, and participant consumers in several ways.
• Many of the participants are involved in other SMUN programs, such as the Garden and Job Finding Services.
2011 Produce from ‘the Garden’
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SMUN slogan: Working Together Moving Forward.
• Question 1: What does it take to ‘put on’ a meal at the centre?
• Answer: Much of the food is donated but needs to be prepared in advance for the large number of people served. Some of the food needs to be purchased, therefore fundraiser programs are necessary.
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• ... To be continued ...