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FOOD BANK [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Social Problems
CONT

A food bank is a nonprofit organization that collects safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food, and redistributes it to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. Some food banks act exclusively as distribution centres for their member agencies ... Other food banks ... are on the frontline, giving directly to people in need.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Les banques alimentaires [...] sont des organismes sans but lucratif dont les activités ont pour seul but de nourrir les personnes dans le besoin. Les banques alimentaires remplissent un certain nombre de fonctions, notamment la réception, la conservation, l'entreposage, l'emballage, le réemballage et la distribution d'aliments destinés à être consommés en dehors des installations [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Higiene y Salud
  • Problemas sociales
CONT

Un banco de alimentos es una institución sin ánimo de lucro que busca alimentos gratuitos, los almacena, clasifica y luego distribuye a centros asistenciales que tengan como fin ayudar a los necesitados [...]

CONT

¿Cuál es la finalidad de un banco de alimentos? [La] tarea consiste en conseguir alimentos excedentes de empresas, grandes superficies, sobrantes agrícolas y distribuirlos entre determinadas instituciones benéficas [...]

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Record 2 2011-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Social Problems
OBS

The Ottawa Food Bank distributes 12 tons of food per day through its network of 135 Member Agencies, which include emergency grocery programs, soup kitchens, drop-in centres, recovery programs, women’s and men’s shelters and school meal programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

La Banque d’alimentation d’Ottawa distribue 12 tonnes de nourriture par jour par le biais d’un réseau regroupant 135 organismes affiliés, y compris des services d’épicerie d’urgence, des soupes populaires, des centres d’accueil, des programmes de réadaptation pour toxicomanes, des refuges pour hommes et femmes et des programmes de repas scolaires.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • The Vancouver Food Bank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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