{"id":821,"date":"2025-11-24T09:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/?p=821"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:07:50","slug":"working-together-to-end-food-insecurity-in-algoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/working-together-to-end-food-insecurity-in-algoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together to End Food Insecurity in Algoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>An open letter and invitation from the Algoma Food Security Network<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>One in four households in Algoma are experiencing food insecurity. Local organizations are working hard to rescue and distribute food, but local effort alone cannot close the gap. We are inviting the Province of Ontario and the public to work with us on systemic solutions.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/working-together-to-end-food-insecurity-in-algoma-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full open letter<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/takeaction2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Email your MPP<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_2 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/takeaction2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate Food or Funds<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_0  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Why this matters now<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Food insecurity continues to rise year over year as the cost of rent, food, and other essentials increases faster than incomes and benefits. Housing costs in Sault Ste. Marie and across Algoma have grown quickly while housing allowances and senior supports have not kept pace. Food insecurity is a symptom of poverty. Real progress requires action on incomes and housing alongside community food access.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_1  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Quick Facts for Algoma<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul>\n<li>\n<p><span>24.1 percent of households in Algoma experience food insecurity, higher than the Ontario average of 22.8 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>A single person on Ontario Works faces a monthly deficit of $243 after paying for food and housing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>Households with historical experiences of racism and colonialism, and more than half of those receiving social assistance, face the highest rates of food insecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_2  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Health impacts across the lifespan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>People in food insecure households are more likely to experience both physical and mental health conditions. This leads to greater use of health services, higher hospitalization rates, and elevated risk of premature death. Children in food insecure households are more likely to have poorer overall health, including higher risk for bone fractures, asthma, and mental health conditions such as social anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_3  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Local Impact from the Network <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><ul>\n<li>Connect the Dots Community Harvest has rescued more than 200,000 pounds of food since 2017. In 2025 alone, it has rescued over 130,000 pounds, which is a ten-fold increase over any previous year.<\/li>\n<li>Harvest Algoma distributed 287,600 pounds of food in 2024 and has already surpassed 424,600 pounds this year.<\/li>\n<li>Salvation Army Sault Ste. Marie provided over 240,000 meals and 36,000 food bank visits last year, and distributes an average of 43,000 pounds of food each month.<\/li>\n<li>Soup Kitchen Community Centre served 34,620 lunches and grew 12,000 pounds of produce through its Food Bank Farm Project.<\/li>\n<li>St. Vincent Place distributed 125,000 pounds of food and 16,000 meals, serving thousands of individuals, most living on ODSP or Ontario Works.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">What we are asking the Province to do<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ol>\n<li><span>Recognize food insecurity as both a public health and an economic issue, with coordination across Health, Children, Community and Social Services, and Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Double Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program rates, a plus 100 percent increase, and index both programs to inflation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Develop a renewed poverty reduction strategy with measurable targets to reduce food insecurity and improve the financial stability of very low income households.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Invest in regional food systems and community food hubs that increase access to healthy food and reduce waste, including food rescue logistics and infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Strengthen provincial housing policy, address homelessness with a coordinated approach, and stabilize funding for affordable and supportive housing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fund long term community partnerships that bridge food access, education, and local economic development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Voices from our community<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Harvest-Algoma-Favicon.png?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Harvest Algoma Favicon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Harvest-Algoma-Favicon.png?w=512&ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Harvest-Algoma-Favicon.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Harvest-Algoma-Favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Harvest-Algoma-Favicon.png?resize=480%2C480&ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-332\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Lauren Moran, Harvest Algoma<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>\"Families across Algoma are making impossible choices, whether to pay rent or buy food, our organizations are doing everything we can, but we can\u2019t solve this without meaningful action from the Province. Food insecurity is not a short-term challenge. It is a long-term symptom of poverty that requires systemic change.\"<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/326106729_552300076828846_4157909222144336570_n.jpg?resize=401%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/326106729_552300076828846_4157909222144336570_n.jpg?w=401&ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/326106729_552300076828846_4157909222144336570_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/326106729_552300076828846_4157909222144336570_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/326106729_552300076828846_4157909222144336570_n.jpg?resize=12%2C12&ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-853\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Tim Kelly, Connect the Dots Community Harvest<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>\"Over the last few years, our community has taken great strides to help ensure that good food is available to all of those in need in our community, and to reduce the amount of good food going to landfill. There are a number of other groups working in the food rescue area, and we are actively collaborating and optimizing our efforts..\"<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c840cd352bd513a0b0d67552851aa86c.jpg?resize=180%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c840cd352bd513a0b0d67552851aa86c.jpg?w=180&ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/harvestalgoma.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c840cd352bd513a0b0d67552851aa86c.jpg?resize=12%2C12&ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone wp-image-826\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Ron Sim, Soup Kitchen Community Centre<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>\"We see firsthand how hard people are trying to make ends meet. The demand for food has grown beyond anything we\u2019ve seen before, and many of the people coming through our doors are working but still can\u2019t afford to put enough food on the table. That should not be acceptable anywhere in Ontario. We need solutions that deal with the root causes, not just the symptoms.\"<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">How you can help today<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Email your MPP. Share your support for the open letter and the recommendations above (share this page!).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Donate food or funds. Your support helps local organizations keep shelves stocked and meals prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Share this page. Amplify the message so more people can take action.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_3 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/takeaction2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Email your MPP<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_4_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_4 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestalgoma.ca\/fr\/takeaction2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donate Food or Funds<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Who we are<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Algoma Food Security Network unites organizations that form the backbone of our region\u2019s food support system: Connect the Dots Community Harvest, Harvest Algoma, Kinoomaagewin - Niigaaniin Services, Salvation Army Sault Ste. Marie, Soup Kitchen Community Centre, and St. Vincent Place, with support from Algoma Public Health and Social Services Sault Ste. Marie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Together, we coordinate food rescue, distribution, and community programming, and advocate for policies that address the causes of food insecurity. 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