By Emily Love In the past, supporting churches have given The Compass some weeks for sending children to summer camp, and The Compass has also partnered with the Lakeshore Community Corridor Team (LCCT) to help send children to camp in keeping with the late Jim Tovey’s wishes. This year, we received an extremely generous donation […]

By David Onuoha With rising housing costs across Ontario, owning or renting homes has become a problem for many. For many people living in poverty, housing has simply become unaffordable, with the cost of even renting a room beyond reach. This trend is not confined to Toronto anymore, either; Mississauga is a big city, and […]

By Amanda Rylott According to a January 2019 report from Second Harvest, 58 per cent of all food produced in Canada is wasted. It’s disheartening to think that much food is wasted when there are many Canadian households who are food insecure. In the grocery store, food is wasted when it cannot be sold before […]

By Amanda Rylott From November to April, thanks to the holiday spirit and the generosity of donors, Compass receives an influx of donations. This is a common occurrence with many local food banks, as the community finds ways to give back during the cold weather. These donations are greatly appreciated, as they help with ensuring […]

By Amanda Rylott For the past few years, The Compass’ hard-working volunteers have been using old laptop computers at The Compass. These computers were second-hand when The Compass acquired them and had reached the end of their life, becoming a disruption. Optimistically our e-Media team wrote a post on Facebook asking for leads on companies […]

By: Amanda Rylott What is your grocery shopping routine? How long does it take you to get to a grocery store? Which grocery stores do you tend to go to? Imagine that the only places to buy food in your area are convenience stores and that you do not have access to a car. Or, […]

By Amanda Rylott For many low-income community members, maintaining a diet that is rich in fresh foods can be difficult. Processed foods have more calories per dollar than healthy foods, and therefore healthy foods can be out of reach for lower-income families. Unperishable food items are such an important part of food banks that the […]

By Amanda Rylott Welcome to the first blog of a new series The Compass is launching called “Not Just Food.” This series will review the many different programs that are offered by The Compass and giving a closer look as to see why different programs are important to the overall food security of a community. […]

By Sheryl Darlington When three employees of Petro-Canada Lubricants (PCL) visited The Compass on December 3, we were expecting a small cheque. We were surprised with a cheque for $20,500! We are always happy to see a group from PCL come to volunteer, and we were absolutely delighted to open the donation from their Community Connect […]