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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Executive Summary

PART 1.   INTRODUCTION

FOOD SECURITY IN OTTAWA: A COMMUNITY PROFILE
INFORMATION COLLECTION
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM MAPPING METHODOLOGY
FOOD AND HEALTH
WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY?
PREVALENCE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN OTTAWA
ISSUES THAT AFFECT FOOD SECURITY

Income
Skills and Facilities to Prepare Food
Transportation Issues and Access to Grocery Stores
Locally Grown Food and Limited Variety of Food Choices
Access to Nutrition Services

POPULATIONS VULNERABLE TO FOOD INSECURITY

PART 2.   THE CHARITABLE FOOD SECTOR

THE OTTAWA FOOD BANK
SATELLITE FOOD BANK GROCERY AND HAMPER PROGRAMS
MEAL PROGRAMS/SOUP KITCHENS/DROP-IN CENTRES
MEAL PROGRAMS AT EMERGENCY SHELTERS
HOLIDAY CHARITABLE FOOD PROGRAMS

PART 3.   GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

GOOD FOOD BOX
COMMUNITY GARDENS
COLLECTIVE KITCHENS
COMMUNITY FOOD ADVISOR PROGRAM
HEALTHY BABIES, HEALTHY CHILDREN
HOME MANAGEMENT SERVICES
BUNS IN THE OVEN / PRENATAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY-BASED DIABETES EDUCATION
CONGREGATE DINING/COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAMS
THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
HEADSTART CHILDCARE PROGRAMS
BABY CUPBOARDS
COSTING OF A NUTRITIOUS FOOD BASKET
CULTURALLY UNIQUE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

PART 4.   LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION

LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
CHALLENGES TO LOCAL FARMERS
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE

PART 5.   LOCAL FOOD RETAILERS / SUPPLIERS

FARMERS' MARKETS
GROCERY STORES
ORGANIC FOOD RETAILERS
FOOD BUYING CO-OPS
FOOD WHOLESALERS

PART 6.   COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CURRENT FOOD-RELATED CED INITIATIVES IN OTTAWA

PART 7.   CONCLUSIONS

PART 8.   REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY / RESOURCES

APPENDICES

Appendix A.     Excerpts from Task Force on Poverty Recommendations Regarding Food Security
Appendix B.     List of Interviews
Appendix C.     Low Income Cut-offs and RMOC profile
Appendix D.     Social Assistance
Appendix E.     Livable Income
Appendix F.     Community Profile Maps
Appendix G.     Community Health and Resource Centres
Appendix H.     Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton 2000 Funding – Grants to Food Programs and Projects
Appendix I.       Hamper Programs / Satellite Food Banks
Appendix J.      Soup Kitchens / Drop-in Centres
Appendix K.     Emergency Shelter Services
Appendix L.     Good Food Box Locations
Appendix M.     Community Gardens
Appendix N.     Collective Kitchens
Appendix O.     Community Food Advisor Program
Appendix P.     Buns in the Oven Prenatal Nutrition Program Locations
Appendix Q.     Congregate / Community Dining Programs
Appendix R.     School Breakfast Programs
Appendix S.     Headstart Nursery / Daycare Programs
Appendix T.     Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket
Appendix U.     Pick Your Own Farms in the Ottawa Area
Appendix V.     Community Supported Agriculture Programs
Appendix W.    Farmers' Markets in Ottawa and Surrounding Area
Appendix X.     Organic Food Retailers
Appendix Y.     Food Buying Co-ops
Appendix Z.     Food-Related Community Economic Development Initiatives

Food Security in Ottawa: A Community Profile - March 2001

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