Established as a non-profit in 2018, Nutrition Blocs creates food programs that address food insecurity by increasing access to fresh, nutritious, and culturally appropriate meals in underserved communities.
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Established as a non-profit in 2018, Nutrition Blocs creates food programs that address food insecurity by increasing access to fresh, nutritious, and culturally appropriate meals in underserved communities.
Operation Come Home (OCH) is a leading Ottawa charity that provides employment, education, and support services to homeless and at-risk youth. Employment and training opportunities are created through OCH’s social enterprises: FoodWorks, BottleWorks, and a new initiative, HousingWorks.
Able2 is an Ottawa charity that supports people across the disability spectrum and their families in living life as valued members of our city.
Soul Space has been providing holistic care for street health and harm reduction workers in Ottawa since 2020.
Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre (KCECC) is a not-for-profit corporation created to maintain and renew the lands and buildings of the former Kemptville Agricultural College. The Campus has a rich agricultural and culinary heritage which it seeks to build on by developing an incubator commercial kitchen to support small food business start-ups and local farmers in Kemptville.
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