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Fundraiser for Fresh Food!
For the sixth season in a row, the Stonegate CHC is teaming up with the community to help put additional food on the table of those in need in our area. Our aim is to match last year’s Good Food Box Holiday Drive donations, in order to purchase over 300 Good Food Boxes for community members dealing with food and hunger issues and to support our market $ program which helps those in need purchase fresh produce at the seasonal Stonegate Farmers’ Market.
We rely on your generous support as poverty is a serious concern in the Stonegate Community, where 28% of families and 38% of children are living in poverty. This year more than ever, Stonegate needs your help. At the beginning of 2014, the Valu-Mart, Polish deli, Outreach Store, pharmacy, post office and convenience stores were forced to close due to plaza redevelopment. Our community has been a food desert ever since, without access to healthy food in the neighbourhood.
$18 buys a local family in need a large size Good Food Box brimming with fresh fruits and vegetables as a gift for the holidays. We are asking that you consider sponsoring one or more boxes in order to help less fortunate families enjoy fresh, healthy foods.
A $50 donation provides Good Food Boxes to 3 families in need.
A $100 donation provides Good Food Boxes to 6 families in need.
A $250 donation provides Good Food Boxes to 15 families in need.
For more information or to make a donation, please connect with Julia Graham, at 416.231.7070 ext. 229 or simply click on the "donate now" button.
Charitable tax receipts are available for every donation.
Mobile Good Food Market
In partnership with FoodShare Toronto, Stonegate hosts a Mobile Good Food Market each Friday from 5:00 - 6:30 pm indoors at the Health Centre.
The Mobile Good Food Market is a truck that travels across Toronto selling affordable fresh food in neighbourhoods. FoodShare has 18 year relationships with Super Select Produce Buyers at the Ontario Food Terminal in order to supply the Mobile Good Food Market with fruits and vegetables at affordable prices.
For more information about the Mobile Good Food Market, please visit FoodShare's website or call Stonegate CHC at 416.231.7070.
Stonegate CHC Community Celebration
Join us for fun activities that include: face painting, magic show, bouncy castle, martial arts demonstration, refreshments and more!
We hope to see you and your family there on: Saturday, September 12th from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Stonegate CHC parking lot at 150 Berry Road.
Stonegate CHC Clinic Closed on Friday, April 17th
The Stonegate CHC Clinic at 150 Berry Road will be closed on Friday, April 17th due to construction. The clinic will reopen on Monday, April 20th.
In case of emergency, clients should call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. For other medical issues, clients can call 416-231-7070 to speak with the clinician on call or call back on Monday.
Our Islington location will be open. For questions regarding Stonegate CHC programs, counselling, tax clinic, or housing, please call us at 416-232-0700.
Message from Bev Leaver, Executive Director of Stonegate CHC
I am happy to report that the restoration of the lower level of Stonegate CHC are nearing completion. The Health Promotion Team will be moving back to our Berry Road location on April 22nd. We will take the next week to get settled and prepare our new program room and kitchen. Normal programs will resume at the beginning on May.
We are also excited to be adding a Physiotherapist to our team in early May.
Although the construction site appears idle, we have been very busy behind the scenes moving forward the project that will one day include a new Community Health Centre for the Stonegate community. We have support from the Ministry of Health and from the Toronto Central LHIN to move forward with the project. We have negotiated a 20 year lease with the developer. This week we will be determining the architectural firm who will work with us to design the new Health Centre.
Community meetings were held in February with the developer and city staff. We heard at those meetings that there has been no success in attracting a larger grocer to be a tenant in the new commercial building. We are very disappointed and very concerned about food security issues in the Stonegate community especially for those who need to walk or use public transit to do their grocery shopping. We do continue to offer in partnership with ESS Support Services, a regular bus services for anyone who is elderly or has mobility issues. This service picks up people at their home, takes them to No Frills to shop and delivers them and their groceries back to their home.
The plan for the first floor of the commercial building now includes space for smaller retailers and we hope that at least one store will provide healthy food for local residents.