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5/18/2025

Apr. 2025 - Monthly Impact

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Photo of one of our brilliant Food Bank volunteers

april 2025. monthly impact by program


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wilberforce food bank

Located at the Highlands East Food Hub. In April 2025, our Wilberforce Food Bank made the following impact:
  • 156 people served from 87 families
  • 236 visits including 16 hamper deliveries
  • 6 new intakes
  • 18 Good Food Boxes

How this compares to April 2024:
  • 17 fewer people served in April 2025
  • 5 more families served in April 2025
  • 15 more visits in April 2025

​*Good Food Boxes in partnership with Haliburton Rotary. Some boxes are purchased by families receiving them, ​some by donors & others by lottery proceeds.

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meals and food distribution

​Operating out of the Highlands East Food Hub. In April 2025:
  • 0 frozen meals made
  • 204 cupcakes made
  • 10,926 lbs of rescue food transported, equating to approximately 7,312 meals
  • 1 delivery to other food banks (1,500 lbs of rice)
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*Meal equivalency assumes 13% of food weight inedible & estimates average weight of a meal at 1.3 lbs. 
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**Food Banks receiving deliveries cover a portion of travel for CFN to pick up & drop off food. 

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cardiff community food bank

In April 2025, our Cardiff Community Food Bank made the following impact:
  • 73 people served from 31 families
  • 89 visits including 7 hamper deliveries
  • 13 new intakes

How this compares to April 2024:
  • 22 more people served in 2025
  • 14 more households served in 2025
  • 2 more visits in 2025

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heat bank haliburton county

In April 2025, Heat Bank Haliburton County made the following impact:
  • 24 calls/requests for help
  • 6 deliveries of firewood:
    • Haliburton: 0
    • Highlands East: 6
  • 5 households assisted with hydro applications saving them $3,192 annually
  • 2 Community Outreach Sessions attended

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CVITP Community INcome Tax Clinics

In April 2025, our CVITP Community Income Tax Clinics made the following impact:
  • 7 tax clinics in 3 towns
  • 11 remote appointments
  • 128 people were helped
  • 168 returns filed
  • $440,092.75 in benefits unlocked

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Territorial Acknowledgement
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Central Food Network’s work is carried out upon the traditional homelands, waterways and hunting ground of the Anishinaabeg, Métis and historically, the Huron-Wendat, under the Williams Treaties of 1923 and Treaty 20 of 1818. Central Food Network respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations. ​

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  • Home
  • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Meet our Team!
    • Website Photo Credits
  • Our Services
    • Highlands East Food Hub
    • Cardiff Food Bank
    • Delivery Service
    • Community Cooks
    • Heat Bank
    • Free Tax Clinics
  • Get Help
    • FAQ
    • Resources
  • Donate
    • Ways to Donate
    • Monthly Giving
    • Food Donations
    • Firewood Donations
    • Heat Bank Donations
    • Donate Securities
  • Fundraisers
    • Smile Cookies
    • Jump in the Lake >
      • Pick Your Charity
      • Raffle Prizes
  • Get Involved
    • Current Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • Becoming a Board Member
    • Volunteer FAQ
  • Calendar
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch/Dinner
    • Desserts/Snacks
    • Everyday/Simple
  • CFN Updates
    • Latest News
    • 2024 Impact