Food For Thought

• Food for Thought launches fundraiser to keep up with growing demand in Okanagan

  "We need to raise $60,000."

  Lifestyle

  Oct 4, 2021
  
• Food For Thought needs help to meet growing demand for backpack program

  "The need truly is for these most at-risk children in our backpack program."

  Lifestyle

  Aug 14, 2021
  
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• Kelowna garden project grows food for children in need

  "We have seen children coming to school on a Monday morning having not eaten anything all weekend which is just unimaginable where we live in the Central Okanagan."

  Lifestyle

  Jun 19, 2021
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• Okanagan College’s culinary classes creating snacks for kids

  The team-up between the registered charity and college culinary students sees donated apples produced into healthy snacks for students in School District No. 23.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2020
• Food For Thought: Breakfast program continues to need help feeding school kids

  'A hungry student is not equipped to learn and it's imperative to the success of a child to have healthy food,' said Cheryl Hoffman from Food for Thought.

  Nov 2, 2020
• Coronavirus: Food program for kids in Central Okanagan sees higher demand for services

  "Last week there were 7,000 meals provided to the school district. We were able to provide 2,700 breakfasts and over 535 urgent food packages and the need is increasing."

  Apr 14, 2020
• Central Okanagan school district says nearly 7,000 meals distributed to area students this week

  Last week, the school district announced that it would be distributing food packages to students experiencing food insecurity.

  Education

  Apr 9, 2020
• Food program hoping to expand ‘backpack’ idea for hungry school children in the Okanagan

  “We have children here locally showing up to school not having eaten all weekend."

  Health

  Dec 19, 2019
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• Food for Thought: Scott Brison on coming out and why the Charter has changed his life

  Scott Brison has a life he didn’t think would be possible. It’s a reality he credits to Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Politics

  May 20, 2018
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• Food for Thought: Tom Mulcair on partisanship, leaving politics and the future of the NDP

  Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair talks about what he will miss on the Parliament Hill and his plans after politics.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2018