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 […]
By Charles Sousa I am writing to ask for your continuing support to our 10th Annual Holiday Turkey Drive. To date, our community turkey drive has raised more than $150,000 for The Mississauga Food Bank and The Compass Outreach Centre. Working together we continue to help many families, seniors and children in our community. Individuals […]
By Nancy Milton Eight years ago last September, my boys and I shared a conversation at the dinner table about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and what Thanksgiving was about. Our conversation covered things like what we value as a family (love, speaking from our heart, gratitude and humility), what thanks feels like and how to […]
By David Onuoha and John Wilson Help keep Mississauga’s homeless warm this winter In the past few months, there has been a marked increase in the number of Compass clients who have become homeless. This has been due mainly to the rising cost of rent and housing. Currently, more than 60 clients of The Compass […]
A passionate Compass volunteer named Judi Willrich is hosting a fundraising event for The Compass on November 16/17 from 6 pm to 6 pm. We’d like to introduce you to her and encourage you to take part. By Judi Willrich Who am I? I am a self-employed make-up artist, hairstylist and photographer. I am always […]