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Mobile Market

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight

Fresh food is not always easy to find in urban areas or at an affordable price. Since 2013, Roots to Harvest has run a mobile food market to give people living on a low income the ability to purchase high quality, locally grown, fresh produce. Located at the Water...

Pounds of meat distributed through the Moose on the Loose program (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

1400lbs of meat 84 families Measured: 2014 Source: Shkoday Abinojiiwak Obimiwedoon Aboriginal Head Start. (2014). 39

Number of community gardens (2015)

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8 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 38

Number of people fed through the Gleaning Program (2015)

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1,148 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 34

Amount of food gleaned (2015)

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7,600 lbs Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 33

Number of people who participated in the Gleaning Program (2015)

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218 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 32

Number of Good Food Box host sites (2015)

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33 Measured: 2015 Source: O’Reilly, G., (2015). Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre. 30

Number of Good Food Boxes sold (2015)

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4,568 family sized boxes748 single sized boxes Measured: 2014 Source: O’Reilly, G., (2015). Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre. 29

Average number of meals served by emergency meal programs each month (2015)

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9,000 Measured: March 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 26

Daily emergency meal programs available (2015)

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7 Measured: 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 25

Average number of people accessing food banks per month (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

3,447 Measured: March 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 24

Number of food banks (2015)

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19 Measured: 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 23

Monthly cost of a nutritious food basket for a family of four (2015)

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$875 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay District Health Unit. (2015). 22

Cost of transportation: Monthly Bus Pass (2015)

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$75.50 Measured: 2015 Source: Hendel, J., (2015). Thunder Bay Transit. 21

Cost of transportation – Single Cash Bus Fare (2015)

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$2.61 Measured: 2015 Source: Hendel, J., (2015). Thunder Bay Transit. 20

Percentage of adults (18+) who have diabetes in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

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8.8% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. (2011) 19

Percentage of adults (18+) who are overweight or obese in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

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65.5% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. 18

Percentage of children age 12-17 who are overweight or obese in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

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25.3% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. 17

Percentage of citizens who consume 5 or more fruit and vegetable servings per day in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

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34.4% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. 16

Percentage of citizens over 12 years old living with moderate to severe food insecurity in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

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10.2% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2013-2014 15

Average number of people using emergency shelters in Thunder Bay (2015)

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1,267 Measured: 2011 Source: Lakehead Social Planning Council. (2013). 13

Number of social housing units in Thunder Bay (2015)

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4,201 Measured: 2015 Source: Lovato-Day, K. (2016). 12

Active households on waitlist for social housing in Thunder Bay (2015)

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939 Measured: 2015 Source: The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board. (2015). 11

Social housing vacancy rate in Thunder Bay (2015)

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2.5% Measured: 2015 Source: The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board. (2015). 10

Households in the Thunder Bay District who receive social assistance benefits (Ontario Works or Ontario Disability) (2015)

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8,466 Measured: 2015 Source: Social Planning Council of Sudbury. (2015). 9