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The Belleville Abundance Project is a multi-year community building project that will use asset-based community development tools to discover the many gifts of Belleville and its residents. It was launched at our CDC Open House on September 19, 2023.
The primary goal of this project is to improve access to healthy and local food, however, we hope to reach many other goals along the way. Some of these include building and strengthening community relationships; creating new connections and interconnections; discovering hidden gifts, skills, knowledge and passions of residents; and shedding light on the abundance of assets and opportunities in our own backyard.
The Belleville Abundance Project intends to offer a collective mission by which to bring the community together. While the immediate tangible goal is to improve access to healthy and local food, this project is intended to inspire and support the development of a culture of trust, cooperation, hope and empowerment.
Please email cdcresearch@cdcquinte.com if you are interested in getting involved.
What is Food Security?
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Food Insecurity in H&PEC Compared to Ontario
10.5% (1 in 10) of H&PE households are moderate or severely food insecure versus 8.5% (1 in 12) of households across the province
16.8% (1 in 6) H&PE households experience some level of food insecurity versus 13.1% (1 in 7) households at a provincial level
Hunger is the face of poverty.
If you had to choose between paying your rent or buying food, what would you do, knowing that if you get evicted, you won’t have a cupboard to put your food in? If you had to choose between paying the hydro bill or buying food, what would you do, knowing that if the hydro is cut off, you won’t have any way to cook your food or keep it refrigerated? Hunger is the face of poverty!
The cost of eating poorly over the long term comes in the form of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, leading to health care costs increasing up to 3x that of a food secure person - further perpetuating experiences of poverty.