by Melinda Prain | Jun 23, 2022 | All Posts
Hope-To-Go is an exciting Compass program that provides lunches for souls in need of a meal on Tuesdays and Thursdays when The Compass Market is closed. Managed by long-time Compass volunteer, Cathy Hetherman, Hope-To-Go provided 8,000 meals to our south Mississauga...
by Melinda Prain | May 18, 2022 | All Posts
We homo sapiens have been walking the earth for approximately 1.8million years. We walked to hunt, travel, play, to keep safe, and we thrived. Today we travel by car, train, bus, and bikes, but there is nothing as beneficial as walking. Five Benefits of Walking: 1....
by Melinda Prain | Apr 13, 2022 | All Posts
What is Inclusionary Zoning? Inclusionary zoning (IZ) is a municipal planning policy that requires “affordable” housing units be built in new residential construction. The authority to implement IZ is granted to municipalities through the provincial Planning...
by Melinda Prain | Feb 11, 2022 | All Posts
For most of us in Mississauga-Lakeshore, experiencing homelessness is an unimaginable situation. Each day, we are able to meet our daily needs of health, security, food, housing and camaraderie, unimpeded. Yet, many people within our region wake in a world in which...
by Melinda Prain | Nov 9, 2021 | All Posts
The Compass Food Bank is honoured to learn we are included in Charity Intelligence Canada’s (Ci)’s Top 10 Canadian Impact Charities of 2021, Top 10 Impact: Canadian Food Banks of 2021, and Top 5 Impact: Toronto Charities of 2021. Inclusion in a Top Impact...
