‘We need to rely on our community members to step up,’ as Niagara nutrition programs struggle to feed students
“Every student, regardless of where they learn, deserves the same opportunity to access nutritious food.”
Start Me Up Niagara is an inclusive and supportive community that helps the people that need it most.
Our resource centre is open 5 days a week and provides wrap around services, from food and transportation, to clothing and employment to onsite medical supports.
We provide these services and more to individuals facing significant life challenges with the aim to help stabilize, participate and grow.
Start Me Up Niagara is an inclusive and supportive community that helps the people that need it most.
Our resource centre is open 5 days a week and provides wrap around services, from food and transportation, to clothing and employment to onsite medical supports.
We provide these services and more to individuals facing significant life challenges with the aim to help stabilize, participate and grow.
Learn more about the programs and services we offer to help individuals set goals and to achieve success.
At Start Me Up Niagara, we offer services and programs to support people facing significant challenges such as poverty, homelessness, unemployment, disabilities, addictions and mental health issues.
Our goal is to provide opportunities for these individuals to help them increase their level of self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. Our services range from daily drop in, community lunches, health care, income maximization, arts, garden, and employment development.
Together, we are working to build a community where all are included.
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“Every student, regardless of where they learn, deserves the same opportunity to access nutritious food.”
Sites at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre last year yielded onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and beets and peaches, plums, nectarines and apples.
Many people use the word “homeless” to describe those living on the streets, however, this word is “not only limiting but also invokes stereotypes,” said Fieguth.