City of Kingston Report to Council Report Number 18-073
To: Mayor and Members of Council From: Lanie Hurdle, Commissioner, Community Services Resource Staff: Cheryl Hitchen, Manager, Social Policy & Strategic Community Development Date of Meeting: February 20, 2018 Subject: Food Access in KFL&A – Mobile Markets Pilot Project
Executive Summary:
In the 2015-2018 City of Kingston Strategic Plan, City Council identified that food security solutions are critical for those living in poverty. Food security is a complex issue that requires a community wide multi-faceted approach.
The City, as a key partner, has been proactively implementing a number of initiatives to support better food access within the community since 2013, with more emphasis on key initiatives since 2015/2016.
Most recently, the City partnered with the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) to establish a Food Access steering committee to review existing needs and services in place within the community. The steering committee was composed of members of various sectors within the community as well as individuals with lived experience. Through this steering committee, which started meeting in 2017, it was determined that the focus of their work should be on providing better and easier access to quality and affordable food. The steering committee decided to focus on proactive approaches to provide easier and more affordable access to food. Proactive approaches, by making healthy food affordable and accessible, are a key factor to reducing reliance on emergency food programs. Through its review, the steering committee felt that the emergency food programs were already well served within the community.
The steering committee completed its report with food access recommendations focusing on mobile markets and accessing schools to provide a better distribution system across the community. The steering committee is proposing a pilot project to determine the effectiveness of
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In 2017, City Council approved $40,000 in the capital budget to support the development and implementation of a food security program. Staff are recommending that this $40,000 be allocated to the mobile food market project over a period of up to two (2) years. Staff are also recommending that the City enters into an agreement with United Way KFL&A who will be coordinating the pilot project.
Recommendation:
That Council endorse the ‘Food Access in KFL&A’ Report, attached as Exhibit A to Report Number 18-073; and
That Council direct staff to enter into an agreement with the United Way of KFL&A for the coordination of the mobile food markets pilot project and to transfer up to $40,000, to be funded from the approved capital budget, over a period of up to two (2) years to support the implementation of the pilot project implementation.
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Authorizing Signatures:
Lanie Hurdle, Commissioner, Community Services
Gerard Hunt, Chief Administrative Officer
Consultation with the following Members of the Corporate Management Team: Desirée Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer & City Treasurer Denis Leger, Commissioner, Corporate & Emergency Services Not required Mark Van Buren, Acting Commissioner, Transportation & Infrastructure Services Not required
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Options/Discussion:
Background In the 2015-2018 City of Kingston Strategic Plan, it was identified that “food security solutions are critical for those living in poverty”.
Since 2012, the City has partnered and/or implemented the following initiatives to support food access within the community:
Joined the Food Policy Council as a founding member in 2013; Partnered to establish a farmer’s market at the Memorial Centre in 2012; Financially supported and partnered with Loving Spoonful to develop the KFL&A Good Food Community Consultation Report in 2015; Provided ongoing funding to shelter services (In From the Cold, Lily’s Place, Youth Shelter) to provide emergency meals for individuals that are homeless; Reviewed the community garden policy and developed a partnership with Loving Spoonful to enhance the community gardens program in 2016; Developed a community orchard and edible forest policy to encourage healthy food production coming from the community gardens in 2016; Designated 362 Montreal Street as a host site for a Fresh Food Market stand which provides free fresh produce; coordinated by Loving Spoonful in 2017; and Designed and built a community kitchen to accommodate free cooking classes at Rideau Heights Community Centre starting in March 2018.
The City has continued its efforts to address food security as part of the continuing Poverty Reduction Initiative for the community. In 2017, staff reached out to the United Way of KFL&A to work with the City on finding additional food security solutions. Recognizing that poverty in the long term will only be addressed when everyone has enough income for all of their basic needs to be met, the scope of this work was to identify what can be done locally to better coordinate and improve food access within the community.
A Food Access Steering Committee was formed including service providers and people with lived experience. It included representation from Public Health, education, Kingston Community Health Centres, Food Policy Council, Community Foundation, emergency food providers and food wholesalers and retailers.
In order to identify food access gaps and appropriate food access strategies, the committee reviewed a number of reports, existing programs in KFL&A and information provided by committee members. These included, among others, the Good Food consultation report done by Loving Spoonful (received by Council in 2015), the Food Access Inventory and Food Access Primer from the KFL&A Food Policy Council (Exhibits B and C) and most recently, the results of Public Health’s Food Access focus groups (Exhibit D).
The Committee determined that it wanted the focus to be on capacity building initiatives across KFL&A and not on emergency and short term relief strategies. In reviewing the inventory of
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The discussions on various options were premised on the idea of building on existing programs and avoiding duplication; increasing partnerships; making good food available at a lower cost and closer to those that need it; and utilizing facilities that already exist to their maximum potential. Through this discussion, two key strategies emerged:
Mobile Markets that provide affordable, fresh produce across the region; and Partnerships with school boards and unions regarding the potential use of school properties for community use, including mobile markets and community meal/cooking.
Mobile Market Pilot Proposal The concept of mobile markets was introduced by Zach Deodato, based on a similar initiative in Hastings and Prince Edward (HPE), provided through Community Development Council, Belleville.
In HPE, markets are set up in 7 locations every month in small towns, with a larger market in Belleville. Food is sold at wholesale rates, and Tony Deodato & Sons Ltd. delivers the food to 5 locations and volunteers deliver the food to two of the locations from a central drop off point. Each market is run from 9:30 am to noon or 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, with volunteers to help set up and sell food. A Community Development Council coordinator prepares the food order and coordinates the logistics (transportation, sale, set up). The coordinator also runs the Good Baby Box, the Good Food Box, the Good Food Market and the Community Gardens. There is no eligibility criterion for people to access the markets. The program started with a couple of pilots and then expanded to 7 locations.
As per the final report, Food Access in KFL&A, it is recommended to start with 5 pilot sites and then scale, based on what is learned from the first year pilot. It is also recommended that the feasibility of using school premises for these pilot mobile markets be examined. It is anticipated that in each neighbourhood, based on local interest and volunteer resources, there may emerge additional connecting activities such as cooking/meal prep sessions, links to community gardens, etc.
The sites being proposed are:
Sydenham (possible additional distribution for Sharbot Lake) Napanee (possible additional distribution to North L&A) Kingston West – Bayridge Kingston Central – Regiopolis Kingston East – La Salle/Molly Brant
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The mobile markets pilot project is proposed to be supported by various partners including the City. In 2017, Council approved $40,000 in the capital budget dedicated to the development and implementation of a food security program. As the pilot program will benefit the entire KFL&A area, staff are proposing that City funding be applied to mobile markets within the City of Kingston only. Based on this approach, it is anticipated that the funding of up to $40,000 could support up to two (2) of the pilot operations should it be required. It is important to note that some changes to the pilot project may be required after the first year of operations. Staff are recommending that the City enter into an agreement with the United Way who will coordinate the pilot project.
Existing Policy/By-Law:
Not applicable
Notice Provisions:
Not applicable
Accessibility Considerations:
Not applicable
Financial Considerations:
Staff are recommending that the approved $40,000 within the capital budget be allocated to implement the mobile market pilot project through an agreement with the United Way of KFL&A who will be coordinating the pilot project.
Contacts:
Lanie Hurdle, Commissioner, Community Services 613-546-4291 extension 1231
Cheryl Hitchen, Manager, Social Policy & Strategic Community Development 613-546-2695 extension 4806
Other City of Kingston Staff Consulted:
Not applicable
Others External Individuals Consulted:
Bhavana Varma, Executive Director, KFL&A United Way
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Exhibits Attached:
Exhibit A Food Access in KFL&A
Exhibit B Food Access Inventory
Exhibit C Food Security Primer
Exhibit D Public Health’s Food Access Focus Groups
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Changing Lives Locally Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20,2018 Meeting 2018-08 Council Exhibit A 46 Background Exhibit A
In 2017, members of the Food Access Steering Com- Sample Flyer from CDC mittee were recruited to look at ways to collectively ad- dress the issue of food access for people in the region. The City of Kingston and United Way of KFL&A chair this initiative, with United Way providing the backbone coordination. The Food Access Steering Committee developed guiding principles and focus areas. As part of this two strategies emerged: • Mobile Markets that provide affordable, fresh produce across the region • Partnership with school boards and unions regarding the potential use of school properties for community use, including mobile markets and community meals/cooking. Concept Learning from CDC, Hastings & Prince Edward The concept of mobile markets was introduced by Zach Deodato, based on a similar initiative in Hastings and Prince Edward, provided through Community Develop- ment Council, Belleville. In HPE markets are set up in 7 locations every month in small towns, with a larger market in Belleville. Food is sold at wholesale rates, and Tony Deodato and Sons delivers the food to five of the locations and volunteers deliver the food to two of the locations from a central Potential Locations for Pilots drop off point. Each market is run from 9:30am to noon The initiative is currently working with school unions and or 1:30pm to 4:30pm, with volunteers to help set up administration to explore the feasibility of using school and sell food. A CDC coordinator prepares the food premises for these pilot mobile markets. We anticipate order, coordinates the logistics (transportation, sale, set that in each neighbourhood, based on local interest, up). The coordinator also runs the Good Baby Box, the volunteer resources, there may emerge additional Good Food Box, the Good Food Market and Commu- connecting activities like cooking/meal prep sessions, nity Gardens. There is no eligibility criteria for people links to community gardens, etc. to access markets. The program started with a couple • Sydenham (possible distribution for Sharbot Lake) of pilots and expanded to 7 locations. • Napanee (possible distribution to North L&A) Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington • Kingston West – Bayridge SS Pilots: For KFL&A, it is recommended that we start with • Kingston Central – Regiopolis, LCVI 5 pilots, and then scale, based on what we learn from • Kingston East – Lasalle/Molly Brant the first year pilot. We will also explore logistics for expansion, where possible, into rural areas (Frontenac, Lennox and Addington). Frequency and Timelines Markets will be held once a month at each site, at school locations, after 2:30pm. Timelines • March-May: coordinator in place to plan, set up, liaise • May: first month of markets • June –May: 12 month pilot Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 47 Sustainability Budget Exhibit A
During the 12-month pilot, funders and agencies Budget Assumptions will explore grants and donations to fund this on an • 5 markets /month, 1 per month in each location ongoing basis. 1 in L&A, 3 in Kingston and 1 in Frontenac During the pilot, each site can explore options for • Coordinator will be full time for the first 3 months as sustainability re: pricing (cost or small mark-up or we set up; and then 12 days a month for the first 12 additional local fundraising to cover extra food cost). months of the pilot project. • Duties would include: Staffing and Budget • Coordination of food, markets, logistics, set up, It is suggested that funders (City, CFKA, United evaluation, etc. Way, PELASS/Trans Canada) provide funding for a • Some of their time would be used to explore coordinator to run the markets; full time for the first opportunities for cooking /meal prep sessions or three months for setup, and potentially 10-12 hours a links to community gardens for 1 or more of the month per market site. 5 sites There would be one coordinator, housed through a local • Coordination and training of volunteers at each agency, liaising and working closely with other agencies site in the region. Funding Additionally there will be expenses for transportation, United Way of KFL&A, City of Kingston, Community promotion, and to cover the cost associated with Foundation will seek appropriate approvals to provide potential surplus of unsold food. In the first year, each funding for most of the first 15 months of coordination site will explore ways to reduce waste, and sell or expenses. L&A is looking at options to secure donate the surplus unsold food. funding. During the pilot phase, these funders will Voucher Program look at developing plans for sustainable funding for the Community Harvest has been running a successful coordination of the program. voucher program. The committee will learn more In – Kind Contributions about the process, successes and options to introduce • Food purchase at wholesale cost: Deodato’s a voucher program to make Good Food Markets • Bags for markets: No Frills accessible. • Promotion and evaluation: KFL&A Public Health • Volunteers to assist with markets Promotion • Space: School Boards and unions (OSSTF, CUPE, The program will rely on strong promotion and ETFO) marketing to distribute information and schedules/ calendar. KFL&A Public Health has offered to develop Expenses promotional materials, including social media and Set up: First 12 weeks communications, design of templates, and other Salary $20/hour (incl MERC) x35 hours 8,400 materials. The Food Access Steering Committee Travel 1,000 partner organizations will distribute the promotion and communication materials. Promotional Materials 3,000 Program Evaluation 3 months set up 12,400 Evaluation of the program will be important to Pilots: 5 sites/markets for 12 months document successes, learn from the pilots, steward Per month (5 sites) grants and to reach out to potential funders. KFL&A Salary $20 hour (incl MERC) x 12 days/month 1,920 Public Health will share their expertise and develop an evaluation program in consultation with the steering Volunteer/staff travel - 500km x 0.42 cents/ 200 committee. Additional time has been built into the km coordinator’s position to allow for data input and Banking fees: Debit machine and 200 reporting. The steering committee will review reports transactions regularly and recommend course corrections and Food costs - net of sales $100 x 5 markets 500 changes as needed. Monthly expense 2,820 12 months for 5 markets 33,840 15 months - 3 months set up; 12 months 46,240 program Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 48 Exhibit A
FOOD ACCESS is one dimension of food security that has emerged as an overarching theme for poverty reduction in Kingston and Area. We know that when people live in poverty it impedes their access to sufficient, safe and nutri- tious food. “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” (1996 World Food Summit) Recognizing that poverty in the long term will only be addressed when everyone has enough income for all of their basic needs to be met, the scope of this initiative is on what can be done locally to better coordinate and improve food access in our community. As part of the continuing Poverty Reduction Initiative for our community, the City of Kingston and United Way KFL&A have partnered to address this pressing issue. Backbone coordination and administrative support is pro- vided by United Way KFLA.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Inclusion • Solutions and services need to be accessible to everyone, providing residents with a sense of belonging and liv- ing free of prejudice and discrimination. • We believe that those living in poverty have an active role in planning and decision making. • All voices are respected and all processes and systems are compassionate and sensitive to the needs of all in the community. Community Well-being • We want to continue to work on solutions that benefit the entire community, recognizing that this is the start of an ongoing process of engagement and shared ownership. • Solutions will work towards being integrated, bal- anced and accountable, building on our strengths as a community. Local Responsiveness and Collaboration • We recognize that all individuals and organizations have assets to offer and we acknowledge that no one group bears the responsibility of addressing the issue of poverty and food access. • We all need to move collectively towards a com- mon goal, abandoning blame and acknowledging that those who live in poverty, service providers and the community at large play an active role in creat- ing solutions. • We want to build awareness among members of the community, so they realize that we are all responsible and that increasing food access has a positive impact on the entire community.
417 Bagot Street Kingston, ON K7K 3C1 Tel: 613-542-2674 Fax: 613-542-1379 Council Meeting [email protected] February 20, 2018 49 Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Transportation Services – services that increase community access to food retailers
Municipality Name Location (pick/up drop off) Details Contact
Kingston Loblaws From: Shuttle Bus Every Phone: (613) 1100 Princess -Front of St Lawrence College Tuesday from Sept- April 530-3861 Street Kingston, -St Lawrence Residence, between 5- 8:30p.m. ON K7L 5G8 -Front and back Jean Royce Hall, John Orr Tower (Queen’s (Same day students get Residence) 10% discount) Geared to -Union and Collingwood, Dunning Hall(Queen’s Residence) students, but community - Victoria hall, (Queen’s can participate Residence) -Chown Hall, (Queen’s Residence) -Stewart and George St. S., -Barrie and O’kill -King and West, -West and Bagot, -Clergy and Earl -Brock and University, -Brock and Nelson
Kingston Metro 460 Friday North West end: 760 Front Rd: 9:35 am Free shuttle bus service Phone: (613) Gardiner's Road , 2727 Princess St: 9:40 a.m. every Friday for Seniors. 389-8690 Kingston, K7M 860 Sutton Mills Rd: 9:45 a.m. Pick up is between 9-10 3X9 828 Sutton Mills Rd: 9:50 a.m. and Return bus a.m. leaves Metro between 1020 Pembridge Cr: 9:55 a.m. 11:30-12:00 p.m. Metro: 10:00 a.m. South West/North East end: 31 Yonge St-Pick up: 9:50 a.m. Drop off: 12:15 p.m. 205 Rideau St-Pick up: 10:03 a.m. Drop off: 12:25 p.m. 16 Leroy Grant Dr-Pick up: 10:10 a.m. Drop off: 12:35 p.m. 42 Leroy Grant Dr-Pick up: 10:13 a.m. Drop off: 12:40 p.m. 671 Princess St- Pick up: 10:18 a.m. Drop off: 12:50 p.m. 111 Van Order Drive- Pick up: 10:23 a.m. Drop off: 1:00p.m. 129 Van Order Drive-Pick up: 10:28 a.m. Drop off 1:05 p.m. Metro Drop off: 10:35 a.m. Pick up (return trip): 12:00 p.m
Kingston No Frills 1162 Free shuttle service. Phone: (613) Division Street , Hours: Saturday 542-1739 Kingston, K7K 10am (completes three 0C3 runs)
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Municipality Name Location (pick/up drop off) Details Contact
Kingston Driving Miss Daisy Location: travels within in Kingston and surrounding area Transportation services for Verna Mann- Kingston seniors. Driving service as Renaud Phone: well as grocery shopping. (613) 484-4795 Cost: call for more or Toll Free: 1- details. Bilingual. 877-61-DAISY E-mail: verna@driving missdaisy.net
L&A Seniors Town Location: several pick up stops in L&A, including No Frills Free bus service for Phone: (613) Bus- L&A Social and Metro seniors. 354-6668 Outreach Services Hours: Tuesdays and Website: Fridays from 9 http://www.laso a.m. to 2:00 p.m. s.ca
Frontenac Frontenac Dispatch from Sharbot Lake Frontenac Transportation Anyone in Frontenac. E-mail: Transportation Office at 1095 Garrett St. Minimum amount of travel transportation Services- North is 20 km. @frontenac.net Frontenac - Rates with Phone: (613) Community OW/ODSP/Seniors 279-2044 or Services - Subsidy rate (for those not Toll Free: 1- attached to above 877-279-2044 programs):$0.25/km Website: - Group fee: www.nfcs.ca $10/person - Individual fee: $0.50/km. Minimum amount of travel is 20 km.
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Grocery Delivery Services – Services that bring food to customers who may have transportation barriers
Municipality Name Location Details Contact Kingston Quattrocchi’s 662 Montreal Cost: $5 Location: Will deliver outside city however greater Phone: (613) 542-4996 Street, Kingston, cost Hours: 8 K7K 3J4 a.m. – 6 p.m Kingston Food Basics 33 Barrack Street Cost:$10 per box Phone: (613) 546-7893 Kingston, K7K 1E7 Hours: During store hours **Only delivers to the penitentiary not to residential locations Frontenac Foodland 6145 Highway 38, Cost: No charge if in town however will charge if outside of Phone: (613) 374-2112 Verona, K0H 2W0 town. Hours: During store hours Frontenac Desert Lake 4400 Mill Street Cost: free (expect customers to spend minimum of $30, Phone:(613) 376-1533 Gardens Sydenham, K0H but flexible). Location: deliveries to west end of Kingston Website: 2T0 including Strathcona Park, Bayridge, Amherstview http://www.desertlakega Harrowsmith and point between Wednesday Down Town rdens.com Kingston and points east; Inverary,Barriefield and surrounding areas Thursday See website for product listing. Order online or by phone. Frontenac Foodland 4476 George Cost: No Charge Location: will deliver anywhere in town Phone: (613) 376-6609 Street Sydenham, Mondays and Thursdays Delivery requests taken K0H 2T0 between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. delivery between 12 p.m.- 3 p.m. Multiple Wendy’s 408 Deliveries made to the following locations: Tuesday: E-mail: Locations Mobile Fortune Napanee Friday: Kingston Online purchasing required. wmobilemarket@ri Market Line Road Delivers fresh local produce, meat, poultry, fish, dairy, pnet.com Phone: Lyndhurst eggs, and grocery. Orders must completed by Sunday (613) 928-561- K0H 1N0 evening Orders must be over $45(does not include 2477 or (613) 561- delivery charge $10) Delivery is free for orders over$75 2177
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Meal Delivery Services – Service that delivers hot meals to elderly, disabled or housebound individuals
Municipality Name Location Type Eligibility Frequency Cost Contact Kingston Meals on 737 Arlington Hot meal and Seniors/adults M-$ 11-1 pm $6/meal Cindy Wheels VON Park Place frozen meal with disabilities Frozen meals: Weatherhead Kingston delivery or suffering monthly Cindy.weatherh illness [email protected] Phone: 623- 634-0123 Kingston Ramekins 150 Bath Rd Take home and anyone Pick up or $7.15 per meal Email: delivery of fresh Delivery M-F info@ramekins. ready to eat Menu changes ca Phone: 613- meals monthly 384-0793 Kingston Frozen Meals 56 Francis St Frozen meals Seniors M-F 8:30-4:30 $6.35/meal info@seniorskin Seniors Assoc available to gston.ca 613- take home 548-7810 Frontenac Meals on Grace Centre Hot meal Seniors or M-F Main course 613-376-6477 Wheels South Sydenham delivery Can adults 18+ with costs $5 Frontenac accommodate disability or Subsidies Community special diets illness available Services Corp Frontenac Meals on 1020 Elizabeth Hot meals Seniors or Tuesday and Main Course 613-279 3151 x Wheels North Street Sharbot adults 18+ with Thursday 11- $6.50/meal 109 Frontenac Lake – disability or 12:30 Community delivered in illness Services north and central Frontenac L&A Smart Meals – 310 Bridge Hotel meals – Seniors or Delivery M W F $6.50/meal 613-354-6668 L&A Seniors Street Napanee can those with Delivery in Outreach accommodate disabilities Amherstview special diets Odessa Bath M F L&A Frozen Meals- 310 Bridge Frozen meals Seniors living in Ordered $5 /meal or $30 613-354-6668 Seniors Street can L&A south of monthly for 5 Outreach accommodate Hwy7 special diets
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Diner Clubs – Service in which seniors can attend a full meal at a subsidized rate
Municipality Name Location Eligibility Frequency Cost Contact Frontenac South Frontenac Grace Centre Seniors in South Sept-June $11 613-376-6477 Community Verona Lions Hall Frontenac – Monthly at 12 pm Services Glenburnie United reservations Glenburnie – 1st W Church required of month; Verona Inverary United Transportation 1st Thursday; Church; may be available Sydenham 2nd Harrowsmith Free Thursday; Methodist Church Harrowsmith 4th Thursday North Frontenac Ompah Older Adults (50+) 12 pm Sept –May $10 613-279-3151 toll Community Community And those with 2nd Tuesday in free 1-855-270- Services Centre; Clar-Mill disabilities Ompah & Plevna; 2052 Community Transportation 3rd T in Arden; 3rd Centre Plevena; can be arranged Wed in Bedford; Kennebec Reservations 4th Wed in Sharbot Community required Lake Centre Arden; Glendower Hall Bedford; Maples Restaurant Sharbot Lake Kingston Seniors Centre 56 Francis St Seniors M-F 11:30-1 pm $6 for Entrée; 9.75 613-548-7810 Hatter’s Cove for full 3 course L&A Seniors Outreach Selby Community Thurs 12-1:30 $10/meal 613-354-6668 Hall: Napanee Lions Hall; United Church Odessa; South Fredrickburg Hall Napanee L&A Diners Club Land Denbigh Adults and First M of month $6.00 613-336-8934 O’Lakes Community Seniors 12-2 community Centre Services L&A Adult Drop In – Flinton Recreation Adults and Weekly on $6.00 613-336-8934 Land O’Lakes Centre Seniors Tuesday from 12- Community 2 Services
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Emergency Meal Program – provide meals either hot or frozen (to take home) at no or subsidized cost
Municipality Program Location Type Eligibility Frequency Cost Contact Kingston Good Times St Pauls Hot Meal Low income Drop in Tues and Free 613-539-7605 Diner Church 137 Thurs 4:30-7:00 Queen Street Kingston Lunch by St. George’s Hot Meal Kingston/south M-F 9-11:30 am year 613-546-0320 George Cathedral Frontenac round coffee and snacks 10 am soup 11 am full hot meal Kingston Seventh Day 66 Wright Cres Hot Meal Kingston and Tues 4-5 pm Sept-Dec, Free 613548-7765 Adventist area Feb-June Church Soup Kitchen Kingston Hot meal St Mary’s Hot Meal City of Kingston Sat 11:15 Free 613-548-3869 Program Cathedral 94 Patrick Street Kingston Loretta Lunch St Vincent de Hot Meal Self-referral or M-F 11:30 am – 12:30 Free 613-546-3333 Paul 85 agency referral Stephen Street Kingston Bread of Life Rideau Heights Hot Meal Call office for Jan –November Last 7 Free 613-583-7055 Supper Club Community appt Everyone days of month 3:30-5 Church 183 welcome Weller Ave Kingston Meal St Andrews Hot Meal Low income Sunday 5 pm Free Presbyterian - September-June Daily 130 Clergy 8-12 pm (snacks, hot drinks) Kingston Gathering Salvation Army Hot Meal Low income Tuesday, Thurs and Free 613-548-4411 Place Sat 2:30-5:00 Sun 1-3 *Closing Spring 2018 Kingston HIV/HARS 844 Princess St Soup/Chili in All M-F 9-12 am Free 613-545-3698 winter and Snacks year round Kingston Kingston 540 Palace Food and Low income M from 12-2 Sept to Free 613-546-2143 Alliance Church Road Clothing June Kingston Martha’s Table 629 Princess Hot Meal Low income M-F 3-5:15; Sat 10-2 $1 613-546-0320 Kingston NEXT Church 89 Colborne Hot Meal Low income Sundays 2:30 pm Free 613-777-8562 Street L&A Morning 59 Water W Dinner/Lunch Anyone Tues/Thurs 12pm Free 613-354-6355 Mission Napanee Hot Meal Wed/Sat 4 pm
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B
Food Banks – Program that provides individuals and families with emergency food at no cost
Municipality Name Location Details Eligibility Frequency Contact
Kingston Alma Mater Queen’s Perishable and Students and Mon, Thursday foodcentre@ams. Society Food University nonperishable food members of Queens queensu.ca Centre McGillvray Hall community
Kingston Chalmers United 121 Barrie Food Vouchers for Kingston and Area Mon-Fri 9 am-5 613-546-3263 x Church Street Martha’s Table pm 222
Kingston Partners in 140 Hickson Food Bank 3 hamper sizes Appt needed for new Varies depending 613-544-4534 Mission Food Ave for single, couple and clients on need Pick up Bank families M-F 2- 4 pm
Kingston St. Vincent de 85A Stephen Food Bank Kingston and area ID Access once per 613-544-9967 Paul Society Street needed for first visit month M-F 9- 12:30
Kingston Sydenham St 82 Sydenham St Vouchers Contact for eligibility 613-545-3135 United Church
Kingston Salvation Army 183 Weller Ave Food Bank Call ahead for appt – T,W, Th 10 am – 613-548-8562 & 342 Patrick St Based on need and 12 Can access income once per month
L&A Salvation Army 135 Mill St Food Bank with fresh Call ahead to book M,W, F 9-12 &1- 613-354-4735 Food Bank Napanee produce from community an apt or drop in. 3:30 garden Can be accessed once per month.
Frontenac North Frontenac 1020 Elizabeth Food Bank Godfrey to Plevna Baskets T-Friday 613-279-3151 Food Bank – St, Sharbot Lake Call ahead NFCS
L&A Land O Lakes KFLA Health Food Bank Orders through LOL Friday pick up 613-336-8934 Food Bank Hwy 41 Cloyne community Services 11-11:30
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Emergency Shelters – Programs that provide emergency living support for those in need (updated Oct 2017)
Municipality Name Location Details Frequency Contact
Kingston In From the Cold 540 Montreal Street Provides breakfast & Daily 613-531-3779 hot meal to those staying there
Kingston Lily’s Place 333 Kingscourt Provides breakfast Daily 613-767-6180 and Hot meal to those staying there
Kingston Youth Shelter 234 Brock Street Breakfast & hot meal Daily 613-766-3200 to those staying there – 16-24 yrs of age
Kingston Elizabeth Fry 127 Charles Street Vulnerable women Daily 613-544-1744 25+ Meals to those staying there
Kingston Interval House Confidential Meals for those Daily 613-546-1833 staying there – for victims of violence
Kingston Dawn House 965 Milford Drive Vulnerable women Daily 613-545-1370 and children
L&A Interval House Confidential Meals for those Daily 613-354-0808 staying there – victims of violence
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Good Food Box Kingston (Host Sites) – This program is an alternative food distribution of perishable foods
Host site Contact person Phone/email Date started Order times CMHA 400 Elliott Ave Judi Burrill 613-549-7027 2015 8:30-4pm Mon-Fri except holidays Kingston Community Front desk 613- 542-2949 1994 [email protected] Health Centre 8:30-4:30pm Mon-Fri 263 Weller Ave except holidays HARS 844 Princess Front Desk 613-545-3698 8:30- 4pm Mon-Fri Street except holidays KMFRC- 32 Lundy’s Nancy Mapu 613-541-5010 x5195 2003 Family Resource Centre Lane KF Housing Corp Kasia Malecki 613-546-5591 x1564 2014 [email protected] 119 Van Order Drive Housing clients K7M 1B9 General Brock’s Brian &Cindy 613-484-1587 2017 [email protected] Commissary, 86 Brock 10-6 Mon-fri Street 9-6 Sat, 11-5 Sun. KFL&A Public Health Ann Armstrong 613-549-1232 1996 Check KFL&A Public Health Website or 221 Portsmouth Ave x1440gfb call
Loyalist Sharing Lisa Walton 613-389-4546 2004 [email protected] Centre,108 Amherst Dr Ontario Early Years, 930 Krista Pretty 613-384-5051 2004 [email protected] Woodbine rd South Frontenac Vicki England 613-376-6477 Continuous intake Community Services, 4295 Stage Coach RD, Sydenham K0H 2T0 Leonards Fuels, 5584 Angela white 613-372-2112 Orders taken during business hours hwy 38, Hartington. On Kris’s Hair Port, 1281 Kris Caird 613-374-2579
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Host site Contact person Phone/email Date started Order times Oak Flats rd, Godfrey 110 Compton.Street Wanda Sears 613-329-5672 Cell 1995 open 85 Wycliffe Cres Sharon Payne 613-532-8897 2003 [email protected] 205 Bagot Street Gloria States 613-929-3207 1998 [email protected] open to anyone, 10-6 Monday to Friday
Kingston & Frontenac Ann Kirkby (613) 546-5591 ext 2016 [email protected] Housing Corporation 1555 94 Compton Street Unit #7
181 Wilson St Sylvia Bedard 613-888-3091 call or 2016 [email protected] text NAPANEE Sal. Army, 135 Mill St. Dana Henry 613-354-7633 [email protected] NACHC, 6 Dundas St. Brittany C 613-354-8937 [email protected] Vennacher Free Angela 613-333-2318 [email protected] Methodist Church 424 Matawatchan Rd, Bath United Church Peggy Akey 613-386-7125 402 Academy St. Bath Emmanuel United, 63 Peggy Akey 613-386-7125 Factory Street, Odessa Cloyne Public Health Janet Black 613-336-8989 Hwy 41 Lake Lands Family Jenelle Rosenblath 613-333-1333 Health 31 Central Street Denbigh The Mission Kevin Alkenbrack 613-354-6355 59 Water Street Name
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Public and Farmers’ Markets – markets -local producers and vendors selling directly to consumer
Municipality Name Location Frequency Contac
Kingston Queen’s University John Deutsch Centre Wed 9-4 Sept-April 613-533-6000 x 78826
Kingston Public Market Springer Market Apr – Nov Sat,T, Th and www.kingstonpublicmarket.com Square - City Hall Holiday Mondays 6 am– 6 pm
Kingston Memorial Centre Market 303 York Street Sundays 10-2 pm Emma Baker 613-572-7059 http://memorialcentrefarmersmarket.ca
Kingston Shriners West End 3260 Princess Street May – October Sun 9-2 613-384-9554 Market
Kingston Community Harvest 31 Weller Ave. St. June-Oct Wed 2:30-5:30 Kathy Sturmey [email protected] Kingston Matthews United 613-544-4525 x 113 (Tara Kainer) Church www.communityharvestkingston.com
Kingston Westbrook Farmers 3526 Princess St Wed 2-6 pm Dale Sommerville 613-389-8900 Market [email protected]
L&A Bath Sunday Market Centennial Park Victoria Day – Thanksgiving 9:30-2 pm
Frontenac Sharbot Lake Farmers Sharbot Lake Public Saturdays Victoria Day – Janet Ducharme 613-479-2898 Market Beach Thanksgiving -9-1 [email protected] https://sharbotlakefarmersmarket.ca/
L&A Talents of the Town Strathcona Paper March-August Bi-weekly 613-354-3351 x2017 Centre Napanee
L&A Yarker Farmers Market Riverside United July-Oct Sat 9-12 [email protected] Church
Frontenac Frontenac Farmers Prince Charles School May –Oct Sat 9-2 Debbie Harris [email protected] Market 613-374-3428 www.frontenacfarmersmarket.ca
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Community Gardens – Shared green spaces which are planned, designed and maintained by community
Community Garden Location of garden Type of garden Contact Contact email
Community garden AMHS Theraputic Garden 31 Lyons St. Lisa Smith [email protected] (without plots) An Clachan Community 47 Van Order Dr. (Queen's Community garden Llynwen Osborne [email protected] Garden residence) (with plots) Christine christine.sypnowich@quee Barriefield Rock Garden Corner of Hwy 2 & Hwy 15 Garden of interest Sypnowich nsu.ca [email protected] Bellevue House Garden 35 Centre St. Garden of interest George Muggleton a Calvin Park Community Community garden calvinparkcommunitygarde 200 Norman Rogers Dr. Cheryl Fischer Garden (with plots) [email protected] CFB Kingston Community 32 Lundy's Lane (Family Resource Community garden [email protected] Nancy Maupu Garden Centre) (with plots) a Community Harvest Kingston 480 Elliot Avenue Project garden Kathy Sturmey [email protected] Helen St side of Compton Park Community garden Compton Park Garden Jordan Morelli [email protected] (corner of Carruthers) (without plots) Dutch Retirement Villas Community garden 463 Elliott Ave. Delina MacDonald [email protected] Garden (without plots) Community garden [email protected] Elmwood Community Garden 36 Elmwood St. Sandra Chopping (with plots) m Friendship Park Community Community garden friendshipparkgarden@gma Lindsay Rodgers Garden (with plots) il.com GROW Centennial P.S. 120 Norman Rogers Dr. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden GROW First Avenue P.S. 85 First Ave. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden GROW J.G. Simcoe P.S. 90 Wiley St. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Community Garden Location of garden Type of garden Contact Contact email
GROW Lord Strathcona P.S. 251 McMahon Ave. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden GROW Rideau Heights P.S. 77 Maccauley St. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden GROW Rideau P.S. School 9 Dundas St. GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] Garden GROW Southview P.S. 18 Golf Course Lane GROW Sarah Keyes [email protected] School Garden seed.sanctuary@providenc Heirloom Seed Sanctuary 1200 Princess St. Garden of interest Cate Henderson e.ca Hospice Garden Northeast corner of City Park Garden of interest Maura Doyle [email protected] John Howard Community 771 Montreal St. (right side of Community garden julie.langan@johnhowardki Julie Langan Garden buildling) (without plots) ngston.ca Joseph Dominik Sensory 191 Portsmouth Ave. Garden of interest Mary-Lynn Huff [email protected] Garden Kingston Co-op Homes Community garden [email protected] 1338 Princess St. Sandra Chopping Community Garden (with plots) m Community garden Lakeside Community Garden 100 Days Rd. at Centre 70 Celeste Booth [email protected] (with plots) MacLean Park Community 226 Gore Rd. (Access via 40 Community garden [email protected] Melanie Kerr Garden Dalgliesh Ave.) (with plots) m MacLean Trail Community Community garden [email protected] 80 Gore Rd. Melanie Kerr Garden (with plots) m Oak Street Community Corner of Brant Ave. & Oak St. Community garden Maryse Chalifoux [email protected] Garden (with plots) Ongwanada Community 114 Wright Cr. Community garden Matt Sinclair [email protected] Garden (with plots) Paterson Garden Roden Park next to City Garden of interest Pat Haslett [email protected] greenhouses
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Community Garden Location of garden Type of garden Contact Contact email
Pollinator Garden 303 York St. (Memorial Centre) Garden of interest Maureen Williams mothompson204@sympati co.ca Queen's AMS Garden 218 Barrie St. (behind Mac Brown Community garden Social Issues [email protected] building) (without plots) Commissioner Queen's West Community 61 West Campus Lane Community garden Llynwen Osborne [email protected] Garden (with plots) Robinson Community Garden 3747 Princess Street, Westbrook Community Garden Bernie Robinson 613-539-3004 (with plots) Salvation Army Community 342 Patrick St. Community garden Jack Parker thegatheringplace@kingsto Garden (without plots) nsa.ca Shannon Park Community Shannon Park Splashpad Community garden Heather Vuyk [email protected] Garden (with plots) Sunnyside Community 246 MacDonnell St. Community garden Melanie Robb sunnysidegardenkingston@ Garden (with plots) gmail.com Sydenham Street United 82 Sydenham St. Community garden James Leake [email protected] Church (without plots) Town Homes Community 610 Montreal St. Community garden April McGinnis [email protected], Garden (without plots) [email protected] Utilities Kingston Water 1211 John Counter Blvd. Garden of interest Brianna Rustige [email protected] Conservation Garden om Wolfe Island Community Community garden wolfeislandcommunitygarde 40 Centre St. Donna Ivimney Garden (with plots) [email protected]
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Fresh Food Market Stands
HARS, 844A Princess St. Home Base Housing, 540 Montreal St.
Martha's Table, 629 Princess St. Towne Homes Kingston, 610 Montreal St.
Next Church, 89 Colburne St. John Howard, 771 Montreal St. (clients only)
AMHS, 552 Princess St. Family and Children's Services, 817 Division St.
St. Vincent de Paul, 85 Stephen St. Kingston Community Heath Centre, 263 Weller Ave.
Lunch By George, 129 Wellington St. Kingston & Frontenac Housing, Calvin Park, 119 Van Order Dr. KEYS Job Centre, 182 Sydenham St. Kingston & Frontenac Housing, Rideau Heights, 94 Street Health, 115 Barrack St. Compton St, unit #7
Ontario Works, 362 Montreal St. Robin’s Hope, confidential location
Salvation Army Community and Family Services, 342 Patrick St.
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Community Supported Agriculture – CSA is a food production and distribution system that directly connects farmers and consumers. Consumers buy “shares” in a farmer’s harvest in advance
Municipality Name & Location Food Other details Contact Kingston Fat Chance Farmstead Bread, vegetables, fruit, Sell eggs and beef E-mail: 2159 Bur Brook Road mushrooms, maple syrup separately. Follow [email protected] Kingston organic standards but are Website: not certified http://fatchancefarmstead.com/ Kingston Main Street Market Vegetables, coffee, tea, Basket sizes to fit every Tim Lyon 126 York Street honey, meat, fish, budget Phone: (613) 344-0798 cheese Website: http://mainstreetmarket.ca/feed-back/ Kingston Salt of the Earth Farm Vegetables, Eggs, Pork, $25-$30/week Charles Summers 1054 Hwy 2 East Beef Phone: (613) 331-1078 Website: http://www.saltofkingston.com Kingston Farewell Farm Vegetables June-Oct Pick up at Farm Crista Thor and Mike Bayne 2995 Middle Road or Waldorf School Full Phone: (613) 449-5029 Share $600 Half share Website: http://farewellfarm.ca/ $345 Frontenac Okee’s Farm Vegetables, herbs, fruit June- November Pick up Jan Broeders and Alex Ireland 902 Hwy 95 Wolfe Island at City Park or Kingston E-mail: [email protected] Farmer’s Market $25 week Phone (613) 385-2102 Website: http://okeesfarm.wordpress.com Frontenac Veggies Unplugged Vegetables, strawberries, June-October pick up Katherine Rothermel (Windkener Community flowers, honey Tues & Thursday Phone 613-385-8569 Farm) Regular and small share 602 Hwy 95 Wolfe Island organic Frontenac Patchwork Gardens Vegetables, herbs, fruit May-Oct Farmers Market Megan 4649 Milburn Road (seedless grapes) E-mail: [email protected] Battersea Phone: (613) 653-0005 Website: http://www.patchworkgardens.ca Frontenac Sonset Farm/Greystones Eggs, Spelt Bread June – Thanksgiving Andrea Compson/Frank Misek Farm Fazenda Landry Equivalent $40/basket Phone: (613) 353-2260 4403 Latimer Road Organic free range Frazenda or Barbara Landry Inverary chickens Phone: (613) 376-3483
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Food Access Inventory (updated Fall 2017) Exhibit B Frontenac Freedom Farm Organic vegetables June 18th – Thanksgiving Sharon & Will Freeman Phone: (613) 4040 Brewer’s Mills Rd. Pick up or delivery 353-6889 Godfrey E-mail: [email protected]
Frontenac Urban Fresh CSA Fruit, vegetables, maple June – October Pick up Zach or Heather Van Wagner 5344 County Road 96 syrup Wolfe Island or Kingston E-mail: [email protected] Wolfe Island market Can purchase items through declining Phone: (613) 484-8179 balance Organic Frontenac Root Radical Vegetables, eggs, beef Fall season extension on Emily Dowling 3 Lower Side Road Howe share (Nov/Dec) Share- Phone: (613) 531-0412 Island Mar, April May – spring Website: http://rootradicalrows.com/ garden plants Farm pick up or delivery to downtown Kingston Lennox & Addington Island Growing Company Vegetables, fruit, eggs, Spring-Fall Laird, Julie, and JP Leeder 5605 Front Road Stella maple syrup Phone: (613) 887-2324 Lennox & Addington Willow Brook Farm Vegetables June-Oct Joanne Chamberlain and Andy 2168 County Road 32 Pick up at farm. Will deVette Bath deliver to Bath for $3 E- mail: charge [email protected] Phone: (613) 352-7755 Lennox & Addington Sunflower Farm Vegetables, fruit, berries June-Oct Michelle and Cam Mather Phone: 2622 Mountain Road Organic (613) 539-2831 Tamworth Delivery available Website: http://sunflowerfarm.ca/ Lennox & Addington The Kitchen Garden Organic produce, eggs June-October Megan Hamilton 705 Simmons Road Pick up at Kingston public E-mail: Odessa market [email protected]
Phone: (613) 386-1249 Website: http://www.thekitchengarden.ca/ Roots Down Organic Vegetables Full and half share Farm membership
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Exhibit C
A Primer on Food Security in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
November 2015
The Food Policy Council for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) is an independent body consisting of a diverse group of members who live or work in KFL&A area. The Council’s mandate is to work towards the KFL&A Food Charter’s purpose of creating a secure and sustainable food system for our region.
Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 67 Exhibit C What is food security? The most widely accepted definition describes it as a situation where “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active healthy life.” (Committee on World Food Security)
The five key elements in food security are availability, accessibility, adequacy, acceptability and agency (Ryerson Centre for Studies in Food Security):
• “Availability-sufficient food for all people at all times • Accessibility – physical and economic access to food for all at all times. • Adequacy – access to food that is nutritious and safe, produced in and environmentally sustainable ways. • Acceptability – access to culturally acceptable food, which is produced and obtained in ways that do not compromise people’s dignity, self-respect or human rights • Agency – the policies and processes that enable the achievement of food security”
Most discussions around food security relate to individual or household food security, there has been a growing focus on the concept of “community food security”. While community food security includes discussions on household food security, it also addresses issues relating to the broader food system which is made up of all the features from how and where food travels from field/water to table to disposal. It requires consideration of the social, economic and environmental factors that affect the food system and play out at the community level.
(Graphic: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning)
How is food security measured? In Canada, one way household food security is measured is through Statistic Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) which collects data from approximately 60,000 households from across Canada annually on a range of topics relating to their health status including food security.
Respondents answer eighteen questions relating to food related behaviors, experiences and conditions. Based on their answers and the frequency and severity of their food insecurity experiences over the past 12 months, they are then placed in one of the following groups:
2 Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 68 Exhibit C • “Food Secure” – there was no (or only one) indication of difficulty with access to food due to inadequate income • “Moderately food insecure” – the quality and/or quantity of food consumed were inadequate due to inadequate income • “Severely food insecure” – respondents indicated that they reduced their food intake and/or experienced disrupted eating patterns due to inadequate income
Statistics Canada and Health Canada only report on these three categories and only for those aged twelve and older. There is a fourth group tabulated but not reported that are “marginally food insecure” defined as “those that worry about running out of food and/or limit food selection because of lack of money to buy food.”
Data from CCHS was analyzed by Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity (PROOF) in the report “Household Food Insecurity in Canada, 2013”. This analysis included those under the age of twelve and those defined as marginally food insecure as well as the other three categories. It identified 642,200 households in the province of Ontario as being food insecure in 2013. This graphic from the report shows the increase in all types of food insecurity in Canada since 2007.
To understand their community’s food context and level/distribution of food security, communities often undertake a community food assessment to gather local data and information regarding various aspects of availability, accessibility and adequacy of food in their communities.
3 Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 69 Exhibit C Food Security Continuum Similar to continuums developed to represent the spectrum of homelessness and housing, it may be useful to look at food security in this way as well. The continuum represents the various strategies implemented by a community to address food security. In a community committed to addressing food security, there will be activities occurring simultaneously across this continuum to address provide immediate to longer term solutions.
Emergency & Short Capacity Building System Change Term Relief Strategies Strategies Strategies
Focus on supporting those Focus on building Focus on long term policy most food insecure and in individual and community and program changes to need of food immediately skills that will help the secure an ecologically, community become more economically-sustainable food secure and just food system Examples: food banks, hot meal programs, Examples cooking Examples: food charter, school lunch programs classes, gardening food policy councils, workshops, community food provider networks, gardens, farmers’ markets community food assessments, as well as campaigns to promote income security/anti- poverty policies at all three levels of government
What does it mean to live in a severely food insecure household in Canada? From the Canadian Community Health Survey (2011-2012), respondents who lived in a severely food insecure household reported the following:
• 97.1% were worried that there food would run out before they had money to buy more • 98.1% had cut the size of meals or skipped meals due to lack of money to buy food • 71.6% were hungry but not eating because they couldn’t afford to buy food • 32.8% had an adult in the household had not eaten for an entire day because there wasn’t enough money for food
What do we know about household food security? Research has led to the identification of some common traits of households experiencing food insecurity. In brief: • Low income is the main contributor to food insecurity • Low income households whose income sources are mainly government-related are more likely to be food insecure than low income households with employment and other income. Sixty-five percent of households in Ontario reliant on social assistance are food insecure • Aboriginal households are three times as likely to be food insecurity as non-aboriginal households 4 Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 70 Exhibit C • Households with children have higher rates of food insecurity than those without children. Fifteen percent of children in Ontario live in a food insecure household • Lone-parent families with children under 18 have the highest levels of food insecurity of any household type. In addition, thirty-four percent of female led lone parent families in Canada are food insecure • Approximately one quarter renters experienced food insecurity compared to 6.4% of homeowners. This parallels the statistics on poverty rates of renters compared to homeowners.
What do we know about household food security in Kingston, Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A)? The Canadian Community Health Survey (2011-2012) indicates that approximately 8.3% of the population of KFL&A is food insecure at the moderate or severe levels. This level was about the same in 2007-2008 and is on par with provincial levels.
Due to the sample size of this survey, the data from the survey is not available at a regional level to identify differences between different demographic characteristics. However, based on the provincial and national data trends, we can use other local and Statistics Canada data sets to help to identify the populations that are or maybe at risk of food insecurity within KFL&A.
• 38.4% of all households in the City of Kingston are renters, 18.1% in Lennox and Addington and 8.7% in the County of Frontenac • 24.6% of all families in KFL&A are single parent families, with 80% of these being female led • 13.4% of total income in the City of Kingston and County of Frontenac comes from government transfer payments including 3.7% from social assistance. In Lennox and Addington, 17% of total income is from government transfer payments including 4.3% from social assistance. • 15.4% of the population of KFL&A live under the Low Income Cut Off After Tax (LICO-AT) • 25% of youth between the ages of 15-24 live under the low income thresholds • Almost 1 in 3 (31.85%) residents of KFLA over the age of fifteen have individual after-tax incomes below $20,000/year.
Use of emergency food services, the 2015 Point in Time Count (Kingston Food Providers) is high. On an average day in May 2015:
• 4,968 meals were served by community agencies including school meals – an increase of 60% over 2014 • 44 grocery gift cards were issued • 79 vouchers issued for groceries and meals
The “Good Food –Community Consultation” report for KFL&A released by Loving Spoonful in October 2015 identified the following seven primary barriers to food access based on the input of research participants: poverty/lack of money; physical/mental health and social anxieties; attitudes and stigma; transportation; access/distance to outlets; housing (equipment, storage); and knowledge and skills.
5 Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 71 Exhibit C What are some examples of what being done in KFL&A to address food insecurity and make KFL&A a more food secure region? Emergency and Short Term Relief Strategies
Emergency meal providers work to meet short-term food needs. On an average day in May 2015, almost 5,000 meals were served in schools and in the community; 44 grocery cards issued, and 70 vouchers for groceries and meals Food reclamation program collects and redistributes food from restaurants, grocery stores and caterers and redistributes to 25 shelters and meal programs. In 2014, 31,000 pounds of food redistributed
Capacity Building Strategies
Community gardens at five schools sites and Three public and farmers’ markets in Kingston through the spring/summer months
System Change Strategies
Food Charter was developed and endorsed by Kingston City Council, County of Frontenac Council, KFL&A Board of Health, and Sustainable Kingston Board in 2012 Community Foundation made food security a priority in their new Smart and Caring Community Fund Community Foundation Vital Signs 2015 highlights food security in KFL&A Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul organized the local “Chew on This!” annual campaign which is part of a nationwide campaign in 30 cities to raise awareness of food security and the need for a national plan on reducing poverty and food insecurity Food Policy Council for KFL&A established in 2013 Food Policy Council conducted a food system environmental scan in 2015 to gather data Public Health conducts an annual Nutritious Food Basket Survey and produced “The Cost of Healthy Eating” report Kingston Food Providers carries out a Point in Time Count of emergency food services in May of each year and produces an annual report Loving Spoonful undertook a community consultation in 2015 to identify food security issues across KFL&A with funding from the City of Kingston and the United Way of KFL&A and produced results in the “Good Food Community Consultation” report Kingston Action Group for Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is raising awareness and building political support for a Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) to address poverty and income insecurity across Canada
What else can be done? • Food Policy Council continues to collect and provide data and information to the community on the food system • Local government and institutions work with the Food Policy Council in the development of and/or amendment of policies that impact the food system 6 Council Meeting 2018-08 February 20, 2018 72 Exhibit C • Stakeholders be brought together to develop food security strategies for the City of Kingston, the County of Frontenac and the County of Lennox & Addington that will make address and reduce food insecurity in KFL&A • Continued advocacy targeting all levels of government to ensure the human right to food is recognized • Continued advocacy at all levels of governments to encourage the creation of policies and programs that will guarantee food security including increasing social assistance benefits to cover all basic needs, raising the minimum wage to a living wage, and supporting affordable housing and a guaranteed basic income .
Conclusion As noted in this primer, issues of food security are addressed through the provision of short-term emergency programs and services, capacity building activities and system change strategies within a community.
However, it must be emphasized that real food security will only be realized come when families receive the guaranteed income necessary to provide sufficient, safe and nutritious food for their households in addition to their other basic needs and communities ensure a safe and sustainable food system.
“Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.” Dr. Jacque Diouf, Former Director General UN Food & Agriculture
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