CFN Monthly Hunger and Heating Impact - January Statistics

2/18/2025

Jan. 2025 - Monthly Impact

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The population of Highlands East is 3,830 (according to the 2021 Census). Between Wilberforce and Cardiff locations, we fed 248 people in January which works out to 6.5% of the population, not including the people that accessed food from the giveaway days, nor the people who received food delivered to Minden Community Food Centre. In addition, we broke our record for most calls received in a single month for hydro and heating support through Heat Bank Haliburton County. Below we have included a summary by program of our impact in January 2025.

Across all of our programs we are seeing an increased need for support - we are asking you to join us in our efforts to reduce hunger and keep our community warm. Our organization is fuelled by the generosity of neighbours helping neighbours, neighbours like you.

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JANUARY STATS BY PROGRAM

Heat Bank Haliburton County

We received 50 requests for help with heating and hydro emergencies - this is the most we have ever in a single month.

To respond to these emergencies, we offer small grants for hydro, propane or furnace oil. We also keep stock piles of firewood ready throughout Haliburton County in case of a winter that is colder or longer than expected and people find themselves in a pinch.

In January 2025:

18 deliveries of firewood were made throughout Haliburton County (7 from Haliburton wood depot, 11 from Highlands East wood depot).
4 OESP applications filed worth an estimated combined $2,340 annually for those families.

Wilberforce food bank (Highlands East Food Hub)

There were 248 visits to the food bank in January, providing food to 87 Families for a total of 178 people served. Of those people, 34 were children and 7 were new intakes. 18 hampers were delivered to families unable to make it into the food bank themselves. This took 15 volunteer hours.

How the numbers compare:

25 more households / 38 more people served compared with January 2024.
59 more visits compared with January 2024
7 more deliveries were made compared with January 2024

Volunteers transported 27,031 lbs of rescue/surplus food equating to an estimated 18,090 meals*. Most of this was shared with the broader community through open giveaways. Ken also made 2 deliveries to Minden Community Food Centre to share 1,850 lbs of food. (Food banks receiving deliveries cover a portion of the travel for CFN to pick up food that is shared with them)

Highlands East Community Cooks

Made 519 frozen meals, including pasta & chili dishes. These were all distributed through our food banks.

Cardiff Community Food Bank

There were 113 visits to the food bank in January, providing food to 28 Families for a total of 70 people served. Of those people, 20 were children and 11 were new intakes. 6 hampers were delivered to families unable to make it into the food bank themselves. In total, Cardiff volunteers dedicated 50 hours this month.

How the numbers compare:

5 more households / 10 more people served compared with January 2024.
39 more visits compared with January 2024.
2 more deliveries were made compared with January 2024

join us on our mission to reduce hunger and keep our community warm

CFN is fuelled by the generosity of neighbours helping neighbours - neighbours like you! Every dollar donated creates over three dollars of impact across Haliburton County through CFN's food, heat, hydro and tax support programs. Thank you for standing with us!