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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 · Letting food pantry clients choose their own food is widely accepted as a dignified way to distribute charitable food. But for pantries that have always packed up bags, moving to that “client choice” model can be an intimidating prospect.
Apr 22, 2021 · Food banks offer some relief of food insecurity but they don't eliminate the problem. In this study, reductions in food insecurity were associated with food banks that offered a Choice model and those that were integrated within a Community Resource Centre.
- Anita Rizvi, Rania Wasfi, Rania Wasfi, Aganeta Enns, Elizabeth Kristjansson
- 2021
Aug 24, 2022 · Most food pantries are familiar with the benefits of client choice: By offering patrons the option of what foods they would like, rather than handing over a prepackaged box, pantries reduce waste, improve service quality and — most importantly — preserve dignity by letting clients decide what they want to eat.
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. In this study,
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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.
