School Lunch Program
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Ottawa receives national school food proposal ahead of federal budgetWith the federal budget just weeks away, a framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.CanadaMar 22
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Calgary school lunch program appeals for more volunteers to meet growing demandBrown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids says it needs more helping hands to help meet the growing needs of some of the city’s most vulnerable families.FeaturesOct 12, 2023
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‘It’s a right’: Vancouver Island school food charity sounds alarm about rising needNourish Cowichan runs a school food program for 21 schools in the Cowichan Valley. It currently supports about 1,300 students but said it expects that number to keep rising.EducationSep 25, 2023
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Calls grow for universal lunch program as N.S. school year resumesThe Nova Scotia Liberals and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union are calling on the provincial government to implement a universal school lunch program.EducationSep 7, 2022
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School nutrition programs another victim of inflation, rising food costsSchool nutrition programs in Canada say they are experiencing the perfect storm of rising food costs and inflation.ConsumerAug 31, 2022
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LGBTQ2 community hub opens in Saint John called Adoringly ShireAlice McKim and partner Marike Hachemer created the space with a vision that’s part social club, part student resource centre for the LGBTQ2 community.FeaturesMay 2, 2022
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Taber women’s shelter making lunches for students working onlineWith school nutrition programs paused as students learn from home, Safe Haven Women's Shelter Society is making free lunches for Taber students.EducationMay 12, 2021
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U.K. community members rally to feed hungry children after the British government says noConservative members of Parliament voted 322-261 against a Labour Party motion to extend school meal programs to ensure children in need would continue to be fed over the half-term break and through to Easter of 2021.Oct 24, 2020
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Lethbridge lunch program goes mobile after COVID-19 threat closes schoolsThirteen volunteer delivery drivers made more than 100 stops on Wednesday, as an initiative that feeds Lethbridge students went mobile.EconomyApr 1, 2020
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