West Island Solidarity Gardens (WISG) are back this year following a successful first edition.West Island Community Shares, West Island Mission and Corbeille de pain collaborated to create the Solidarity Gardens initiative in the Spring of 2020 which provided fresh produce to other community organizations distributing in the West Island. This year, the initiative is joined with corporate partners and municipal involvement.
The initiative rallies the community together to support more than 750 West Island families facing food insecurity. Over the past year, the current COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the most vulnerable populations in the community. Food insecurity remains one of the main concerns for those who are isolated, sick or without work. Local food banks faced an increase between 20% and 50% of the number of families requesting food baskets.
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West Island Food Insecurity
WEST ISLAND SOLIDARITY GARDENS ARE BACK: West Island Solidarity Gardens (WISG) are back this year following a successful first edition.West Island Community Shares, West Island Mission and Corbeille de pain collaborated to create the Solidarity Gardens initiative in the Spring of 2020 which provided fresh produce to other community organizations distributing in the West Island. This year, the initiative is joined with corporate partners and municipalities.The initiative rallies to support more than 750 West Island families facing food insecurity. Over the past year, the current COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the most vulnerable populations in the community. Food insecurity remains one of the main concerns for those who are isolated, sick or without work. Local food banks faced an increase of between 20% and 50% in the number of families requesting food baskets. âFood insecurity remains one of the top issues faced by members of our c