Board of Directors 2024-2025
Lorraine Salvo (President)
James Witherspoon (Vice-president)
Vera Theokritoff (Past President)
Brian Ahier (Secretary)
Shawn Boyle
Amy Larin
Susanne Rodrigues
Nico Wassink
James Witherspoon (Vice-president)
Vera Theokritoff (Past President)
Brian Ahier (Secretary)
Shawn Boyle
Amy Larin
Susanne Rodrigues
Nico Wassink
OUR MISSION
To meet the needs of our neighbours by providing emergency food support and offering innovative solutions to address food security, build community, and promote well-being.
Revised by the Board of Directors, October 24, 2021
To meet the needs of our neighbours by providing emergency food support and offering innovative solutions to address food security, build community, and promote well-being.
Revised by the Board of Directors, October 24, 2021
OUR VISION
These statements were outlined and adopted by the Board of Directors, October 24, 2021
- Support the continued improvement of our neighbours' well-being and nourishment through assessing, understanding and adapting to individual and community needs
- Foster a network of organizations and individuals to support the empowerment, equity, and dignity of residents in our community
- Ensure the provision of our services is accountable, transparent, and accessible to the community
These statements were outlined and adopted by the Board of Directors, October 24, 2021
OUR HISTORY
In November 1985, Dalhousie Food Action Group, better known as the Dalhousie Food Cupboard, opened its doors in the basement of Erskine Church, on Bronson Avenue in the former Dalhousie Ward. Its founders, St. Anthony of Padua, Bell Street Presbyterian Church, Erskine Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Luke's Anglican Church, McPhail Memorial Baptist Church, St. Vincent de Paul Society, and Somerset West Community Health Centre, realized that many in the community lacked a steady supply of food and in the words of one of the founders“...pledged to work hard to eliminate the need for food within a decade” (Laurence DeWolfe).
Dalhousie Food Cupboard acquired its legal name, Dalhousie Food Action Group, before Dalhousie amalgamated with Wellington Ward to become Ward 14. The name is both an acknowledgement of its historic location and the founders’ pledge.
In 2007 Erskine closed its doors and Dalhousie Food Cupboard moved to the former St. Agnes School between Louisa and Arlington. In 2014, we moved to our current address in the Bronson Centre, where we continue to fight hunger in the community.
A few years ago we changed our logo to the one in the footer. Our former logo was the gift of a local architect who drew it on the back of a napkin. It symbolized the parable of the 5 loaves and fishes, which is also known as the feeding of the 5000.
In November 1985, Dalhousie Food Action Group, better known as the Dalhousie Food Cupboard, opened its doors in the basement of Erskine Church, on Bronson Avenue in the former Dalhousie Ward. Its founders, St. Anthony of Padua, Bell Street Presbyterian Church, Erskine Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Luke's Anglican Church, McPhail Memorial Baptist Church, St. Vincent de Paul Society, and Somerset West Community Health Centre, realized that many in the community lacked a steady supply of food and in the words of one of the founders“...pledged to work hard to eliminate the need for food within a decade” (Laurence DeWolfe).
Dalhousie Food Cupboard acquired its legal name, Dalhousie Food Action Group, before Dalhousie amalgamated with Wellington Ward to become Ward 14. The name is both an acknowledgement of its historic location and the founders’ pledge.
In 2007 Erskine closed its doors and Dalhousie Food Cupboard moved to the former St. Agnes School between Louisa and Arlington. In 2014, we moved to our current address in the Bronson Centre, where we continue to fight hunger in the community.
A few years ago we changed our logo to the one in the footer. Our former logo was the gift of a local architect who drew it on the back of a napkin. It symbolized the parable of the 5 loaves and fishes, which is also known as the feeding of the 5000.
