CFN announces temporary service changes:
Central Food Network continues to support those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Central Food Network takes the health and safety of its volunteers, staff and people accessing services very seriously. We are mindful of the efforts being undertaken to stymie the spread of COVID-19 and our responsibility to aid in those efforts while also continuing to address food- and heat-insecurity in our community. With concerns growing about COVID-19, we will provide regular updates on our actions to date and our response plan.
We are stocking our shelves to ensure that we can meet an expected increase in demand for our services over the coming weeks and months. We are acutely aware that many of the children in our community rely on food programs at school and daycare and households may experience interruptions or reductions in their employment earnings which will impact their ability to meet their basic needs including groceries, hydro and heat. |
Updated as of February, 2021.
Access to the Food Bank for Current Registered Members:
WilberforceWe are maintaining our usual hours but are continuing to monitor needs. We have moved to a hamper-style service. This means that you are asked to remain outside and a volunteer will provide you with a pre-made hamper. Please keep a 6 foot (2 meter) distance from each other at all times. |
CardiffOur Cardiff food bank has moved to a delivery system for personalized hampers. Current members will have received a phone call from our food bank manager to inform them and get details on specific food needs from each household. |
Delivery Service (For registered members)If you are feeling unwell, recently returned from travelling or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 or are not able to attend in person for any other reason, please contact us.
Delivery Service Contact Info: Phone: 705-448-9711 or Email: tina@centralfoodnetwork.org |
Emergency Food Assistance for Residents of Highlands East and Harcourt:
If you are not a current member of either the Cardiff Food Bank or Highlands East Food Hub (formerly the Wilberforce Food Bank) but need some help with food, please call us at 705-448-9711 or email tina@centralfoodnetwork.org. We will ask a few details – confidentiality is assured.
Heat Bank:
We are temporarily suspending all face-to-face meetings. Staff are still available by phone at 705-306-0565 and email heatbankhc@gmail.com and there are several virtual options for exchanging documents if needed. Emergency firewood is still being delivered, however, recipients are asked to remain inside their home while volunteers unload the wood.
Income Tax Clients:
Our Income Tax Clinics have been suspended until April 13th. We will re-evaluate on April 10th.
Grade 8 Community Cooks:
The Grade 8 cooking course remain suspended pending further details on school closures. We will reevaluate in early April.
Grocery Delivery Service for Residents of HIghlands East and Harcourt:
If you are a resident of Highlands East or Harcourt and are elderly, immune-compromised, ill or in quarantine without other grocery delivery options, we are partnering with Wilberforce Foodland to offer free grocery delivery. Please call or email your grocery order into Foodland at 705-448-2811 or foodland7256@hotmail.com and be sure to include your name, phone number and address. Foodland staff will confirm your order and arrange for payment and our volunteers will arrange delivery. A big thank you to members of our local Curling Club for joining our delivery team!
Donations:
We have already incurred additional costs in order to meet demands. We are anticipating significant increases in the number of people needing help with food over the next six months to a year, at minimum. We have also seen our usual bulk food donations paused which means we need to purchase foods that we normally would not need to.
If you are able to give, please do so through our online giving platform: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/central-food-network/ or by mailing a cheque (payable to CFN) to: Central Food Network, PO Box 213, Wilberforce, Ontario K0L 3C0. Thank you kindly to those that have already given – your support means everything!
We will continue to evaluate our service delivery methods and the needs in the community and are committed to doing everything we can to get food into the hands of anyone who needs it. We are here for you.
If you are able to give, please do so through our online giving platform: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/central-food-network/ or by mailing a cheque (payable to CFN) to: Central Food Network, PO Box 213, Wilberforce, Ontario K0L 3C0. Thank you kindly to those that have already given – your support means everything!
We will continue to evaluate our service delivery methods and the needs in the community and are committed to doing everything we can to get food into the hands of anyone who needs it. We are here for you.
Sincerely,
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Tina Jackson
Operational and Administrative Director, Central Food Network |
