2017 Blog Archives

Our New Website Launch!

Thanks to Trampoline for our new site, we hope to engage more people in efforts to call attention to a 21% increase in food bank usage in Nova Scotia.

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Parent to Parent: The Costs of Back to School

Parent to Parent: The Costs of Back to School Guest blog submission by an anonymous volunteer I don’t know about you, but it’s back to school and my...

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Community - A Global Concept

Community - A Global Concept Guest blog submission by Shannon Wetmore, Area Sales Manager for UPS and Feed Nova Scotia volunteer Community...we all...

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Summer gardenin' had us a blast

Summer gardenin’ had us a blast Submitted by Feed Nova Scotia Our member agencies are no strangers to community gardens, but we’ve never dipped our...

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Letter: provincial budget comes up short

This article was originally published int the Sept. 30 edition of the Cape Breton Post. Ahead of the budget in Tuesday’s (Sept.26) Chronicle Herald,...

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Member Blog: Glace Bay Food Bank Society

Glace Bay Food Bank Society tells us the history and the future of their work. Their community has been through a lot, but their spirit is never...

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5 Tips for Donating Food

5 Tips for Donating Food (Hint: Hold the sardines from 1998!) submitted by Feed Nova Scotia Tis the season when folks reach out to help a neighbour...

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Poverty: A Nightmare Before Christmas

Poverty: A Nightmare Before Christmas submitted by Gayle Collicutt Poverty is a daily struggle year-round for single parents. You’re constantly...

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