AQQIUMAVVIK SOCIETY
Arviat, Nunavut
The Aqqiumavvik Society is a not-for-profit community organization which delivers programs to address community-identified wellness needs. Like other wellness organizations, there is a focus on food security and nutrition issues. Read more.
ARCTIC FRESH
lgloolik, Nunavut
Arctic Fresh is a community-based social enterprise operating out of lgloolik. The initial venture was to create a store that could provide groceries and household items at a reasonable cost to the community. Read more.
CAMBRIDGE BAY WELLNESS
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
The Cambridge Bay Wellness Centre operates a number of programs which include a food-related component. There is a weekly food bank which supports about 50 families.
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GROWN LUNCHES
lnukshuk High School, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Grown Lunches is an activity that evolved 2 1 /2 years ago out of conversations with students in a food studies class about food insecurity. A decision was made to make free hot lunches available to everyone in the school community. Read more.
GREEN IGLU
Toronto, Ontario, Arviat & Naujaat, Nunavut
Green Iglu is a not-for-profit organization that uses dome greenhouse technology to grow fresh produce in some northern, remote communities. In Nunavut they have two ongoing hydroponic projects in Naujaat and Arviat. Read more.
IQALUIT GREENHOUSE
Iqaluit, Nunavut
The Iqaluit Greenhouse has operated since 2007. Initially it was developed to grow produce locally and to serve as a model for other communities in the north. Read more.
Ilisaqsivik
Clyde River, Nunavut
Ilisaqsivik Society is a non-profit community organization operating in Clyde River, Nunavut. It operates the Ilisaqsivik Family Resource Centre. The society runs 60-70 programs at any given time that include a food component. Read more.
NIQITSIAVUT
Baker Lake Food Security Project, Baker Lake, Nunavut
To undertake this project, a local advisory committee was formed about 5 years ago and continues to oversee the program to date. The first phase of the project involved a community-led Household Food Security Survey to determine the level of actual household need. Read more.
NIQITSIALIURNIQ
Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
The Niqitsialiurniq Program was designed by Ilitaqsiniq as a 4-month seasonal program to provide cooking/healthy eating skills and basic literacy and job training. Read more.
QAJUQTURVIK FOOD CENTRE
Iqaluit, Nunavut
The Qajuqturvik Food Centre is a program that grew out of the Iqaluit Soup Kitchen. The members of The Soup Kitchen board became concerned that the project was not really targeting the underlying issues of food security for their patrons and sought an expanded vision. Read more.