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Jan 29, 2024 · Across the Food Banks Canada network of 4,750 food banks and community agencies, many of our members have been experimenting with choice models to improve experiences for clients with dietary restrictions, increase opportunities for social connection and, very practically, to reduce waste.
Mar 25, 2024 · From the beginning, the St. Andrews food bank took an alternative approach – replacing food boxes with gift cards to give clients more choice and dignity. Read more about the launch of their program.
- Food First
Jun 12, 2023 · Pantries aren’t the only ones that can adopt a client choice model — food banks can too. Feeding San Diego, a food bank and food rescue organization, used to keep prepackaged “emergency boxes” of food for anyone who happened to come to its main distribution center expecting a traditional pantry.
This brief guide shares learnings from food banks to assist partner agencies in implementing client choice programs. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ⤑⤑ Elements of a successful program. ⤑ Benefits of offering choice. ⤑ Client choice tips. ⤑ Client choice practices. Relaunching choice models.
Apr 22, 2021 · We found significant reductions in food insecurity for people who accessed food banks that offered a Choice model of food distribution and food banks that were integrated within Community Resource Centres.
- Anita Rizvi, Rania Wasfi, Rania Wasfi, Aganeta Enns, Elizabeth Kristjansson
- 2021
Client choice food pantries are the perfect companion to food banks, as their flexible structure allows them to accept a wide array of products to offer their clients, rather than trying to always keep the same exact few things in stock.
We found significant reductions in food insecurity for people who accessed food banks that offered a Choice model of food distribution and food banks that were integrated within Community Resource Centres. Conclusions: Food banks offer some relief of food insecurity but they don’t eliminate the problem.
