| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 92.73 |
| Liaison | Emmanuelle Jodoin |
| Submission Date | Oct. 24, 2022 |
Université de Sherbrooke
IN-14: Food Bank
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 0.50 |
Luc
Sauvé Director General Student Services |
Does the institution host a food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger and poverty among students?:
A brief description of the food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource:
THE FOOD AID PROGRAM BY THE FONDATION FORCE
Each year, an amount of $70,000 is distributed to students as part of the Fondation FORCE’s food aid program. This amount is given as prepaid cards for the purchase of food at various grocery stores in the region. On average, 500 students benefit from this program annually.
The Fondation FORCE is a non-profit organization founded and administered by Université de Sherbrooke’s students that raise funds to help university students who are experiencing financial difficulties. It offers four programs, including food assistance.
http://force.espaceweb.usherbrooke.ca/programmes-daide/#aidealimentaire
http://force.espaceweb.usherbrooke.ca/
FRIGO FREE GO
The Free Go refrigerators are “self-service” solidarity refrigerators in which surplus food from local partners and volunteer donors are deposited. This food is then made available free of charge to the entire student community, thus alleviating food insecurity while contributing in a beautiful way to the reduction of food waste. Solidarity refrigerators are found at the Main Campus, the Health Campus, and the Longueuil Campus.
Website URL where information about the food bank is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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