Combat Hunger One Sandwich at a Time Spread the Love

Our project proposal is to grow the national organization coast-to-coast with an established sustainability model to increase our capacity in fighting Canadian hunger and food insecurity through youth empowerment and leadership development.

-       Expand to British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Maritimes

-       Further expand in Alberta and Central Canada

-       Run national tour

-       Develop educational resources

-       Develop & provide comprehensive Leadership Program to Spread the Love youth           chapter leaders

-       Reduce Canadian food insecurity/hunger 

 

We consider Spread the Love grassroots due to our potential for growth & continued impact and because we work to take local action where it matters most. Our community benefits include: - Feeding Canada’s hungry - Tackling food insecurity - Educating the public, with heavy youth concentration, on local poverty, food insecurity and hunger - Developing youth leaders - Empowering young minds to take responsibility for their local communities - Mobilizing communities towards active citizenship - Increasing volunteerism and capacity for social action - Increasing collaboration of non-profits, business and schools towards a community demand Benefits of the sandwich: - Almost anyone can make it! - It does not require kitchen appliances and thus is both ecologically friendly and safe for volunteers - It covers most food groups and thus offers balanced nutrition - It provides recipients, e.g. working poor, with the option for easy “on-the-go” consumption - Relatively inexpensive