The Whitehorse Food Bank’s Role in Improving Food Security in Yukon Communities

Food insecurity is a significant concern in Northern Canada, and the Whitehorse Food Bank was established in 2009 as a non-profit organization dedicated providing food to the hungry. Prior to COVID-19, all clients were required to come into the Food Bank to receive emergency food, whereas now the Food Bank is distributing food to communities. This was a significant, urgent shift in scope for the organization. The Whitehorse Food Bank has not yet evaluated how things are going as far as meeting community needs or to look for lessons learned from other organizations. This research project will review other rural and remote food banks in Canada and how they address the needs of communities in their service areas, and will include interviews with Yukon community representatives and clients to determine whether their needs are being met one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The benefit of the project to the Whitehorse Food Bank will be evidence-informed recommendations for how to best improve the community food program.

Faculty Supervisor:

Sara McPhee-Knowles

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Partner:

Whitehorse Food Bank

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Yukon University

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