Approximately 300 families access Kerr Street Mission’s (KSM) Food Market each week. KSM aims to provide families with access to healthy, nutritious, and culturally sensitive food options consistently. In order for clients to receive a consistent supply of their staple food items each week, food donations must remain receptive to clients’ needs.
Why is OakvilleReady supporting Adopt-a-Shelf?
Community members who are impacted by food insecurity may require additional support during an extreme weather or emergency situation.
Adopt-a-Shelf is a food program that mobilizes neighbours and the greater community to take action today, while planning for the future.
The initiative ensures that every individual and family has an opportunity to establish a relationship with their respective hub of care, remain connected, and know where to go to seek support.
Congregations and places of worship already exist as spaces that extend care and support to their communities, hence they are a natural fit to serve as hubs of care and resiliency during extreme weather and emergency events.
OakvilleReady established 8 neighbourhood resiliency hubs to respond in the event of an extreme weather event. Please familiarize yourself with the OakvilleReady Hubs and their locations:
