{"id":15,"date":"2025-04-21T19:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:07:32","slug":"food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/the-issues\/food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE ISSUE<\/p><\/div>

Food insecurity unevenly impacts kids<\/mark> across Canada.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Young bodies need nutrients to thrive. Children and youth with full bellies can think better, perform better, learn better and make better decisions. Without food security, nothing else is possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section css_animation=”bottom-to-top” css=”.vc_custom_1759179468230{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”pbottom-54 position-r”][vc_row css_animation=”none”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10″][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of children across Canada are living in food-insecure households.\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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of Black households report eating less than they should due to financial constraints.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of Indigenous households report eating less than they should due to financial constraints<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”row-up-150″ css=”.vc_custom_1758819575906{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”5rem”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”3633″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1768332389689{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1758221797167{background-color: #003B4A00 !important;}”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” css=”.vc_custom_1775675558645{background-color: #003B4A !important;}” el_class=”wave-container navy ptop-7 pbottom-10 stretch-row max-width-1320″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

HOW WE HELP<\/p><\/div>

Food is a fundamental need, and at our Clubs, food is a must-have staple.<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”pbottom-10″][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-6″]

8,519,944<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

HEALTHY MEALS AND SNACKS SERVED<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

BGC Clubs across Canada encourage kids to eat healthy<\/mark>\u2014today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

In addition to providing food, Clubs also offer a wide variety of engaging programming focused on educating young people on how to make healthy food choices and build food literacy in the communities we support\u2014this programming sets them up to make healthy choices throughout their lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”2176″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”custom-image-padding”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” el_class=”custom-column-padding”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]\n\t\t\t

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Improving Food Literacy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

80% of our kids<\/strong> know more about what food is healthy for them to eat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]\n\t\t\t

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Healthier Food Choices<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cKid Food Nation and healthy foods at snack time help me make better choices at home.\u201d – <\/span>BGC Club Kid, <\/b>The Impact of BGC Canada<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”ptop-0″][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” el_class=”wave-container white ptop-8 pbottom-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1759178492916{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1761163065871{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}” el_class=”center”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

HELP US HELP KIDS<\/p><\/div>

BGC Canada\u2019s Food Fund provides foundational food support<\/mark> for BGC Clubs.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

As demand for food continues to rise alongside inflation, this work is getting significantly harder. It now takes nearly $15 million each year to support food-related costs at BGC Clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=”Donate” style=”solid” color=”donate_btn” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbgcdonors.donorsupport.co%2Fpage%2FFUNBFVAKRMA%3Fform%3Ddonatenow|title:Donate|target:_blank”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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By supporting our Food Fund, you help BGC Clubs continue this critical support so that no young person is held back because of inaccessibility to a fundamental, basic human need.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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