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Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins aims to provide access to healthy food for all Timmins residents
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Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins (ACT) is a grassroots registered charity aimed at working together for a food-secure community where all residents have the resources to access and prepare healthy food.

ACT's mission is to increase access to local, healthy and affordable food, to facilitate education and skill-building related to community food matters, to foster community relationships that offer creative solutions to local food issues and to address gaps that prevent Timmins from being a food-secure community.

The charity believes in low barriers and equitable access to all people. ACT has a strong community focus driving everything they do. One person, alone, cannot move mountains.

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ACT programs include:

  • Good Food Program: An umbrella program focused on helping members of our community increase access to fresh, healthy and affordable produce.
     
    • Good Food Box (Monthly: Large / Small)
       
    • Good Food Market (3x / month: Wholesale prices on produce for everyone). Wednesday from 2pm-4pm each month.

      1st Wednesday = Porcupine United Church
      2nd Wednesday = Timmins Native Friendship Center
      4th Wednesday = Croatian Hall
       
  • Collective Cooking: Participants learn how to prepare healthy and low-cost food items.
     
    • Food Fit - Helping people at risk of food-related health issues learn basic cooking skills.
       
  • Community Gardens: Allowing the residents of Timmins to experience the benefits of growing produce in a supportive community environment.
     
    • Two garden plot locations, community led. Don’t have space at home for a garden? ACT has you covered.

Want to support the Anti-hunger Coalition Timmins? Here’s a list of upcoming events:

  • Farm 2 Fork – All summer
  • Harvest Moon (October 15, 2022)
  • Giving Tuesday (November 29, 2022)
  • Coldest Night of the Year (February 25, 2023)

You can also donate anytime online by clicking here.

ACT also welcomes students, coop placements, and volunteers.

Reach out anytime: [email protected] or call/text 705-262-2499 to learn more.