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Caring for Communities
Caring for Communities is an initiative from Manitoba Chicken Producers to bring frozen chickens to Winnipeg homes. The partnership between Manitoba Chicken Producers and Harvest Manitoba sees a weekly delivery of 1,000 frozen chickens delivered to the Harvest warehouse. These chickens are then separated into hampers and sent to the tables of those who need it the most.
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Jamie’s Story
In its accounting of how people on food assistance make ends meet, the Harvest Voices 2021 Report presented a high-level balance sheet of incomes and expenditures.
Within it are several real-world, human scale accounts of what it’s like living on the line or below it, forced to rely on Harvest to put food on the table.
This is Jamie’s story. It is a quiet, inspiring example of someone rising above her challenges with a little help from you, our community of Harvest Stars.
Jamie’s Story
Shortly after completing her degree in psychology at the University of Manitoba, Jamie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Due to her condition and the effects of her medications, Jamie was unable to work. Manitoba Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) became her main source of income, and so her EIA worker referred her to Harvest for food assistance.
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Stories of People Who Shine
Meet Emelda Nnadi
This fourth year University of Manitoba College of Nursing student elected to complete her fieldwork at Harvest. During her time here, Emelda was a contributing researcher for our Harvest Voices 2021 Report. Harvest field placements give public health students the opportunity to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it in the real world. In this video, Emelda discusses the importance of what she learned at Harvest and how those lessons will help her advocate for her future patients.
Press play on her photo to hear her Harvest Voice.
Caring for Communities
Proud to feature our Harvest Star partner Manitoba Chicken Producers. Through their Caring for Communities program 85 Manitoba farm families give 1,000 chickens every month to feed hungry families across the province. Learn more about their incredible generosity.
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Kerry Weyman
Kerry moved her family to Winnipeg in 1996 and found Harvest. In this feature video, she shares her moving story and poems she wrote about her struggles. She also talks about volunteering at Harvest and how it gave her more self-confidence. Kerry said she was so shy that she never spoke to someone until spoken to first – all that changed volunteering at Harvest.
Click on the video to watch her story.
Disability Denied, now what?
Meet Ian Graham
He’s been great for Harvest. In 2012 Ian arrived in Winnipeg with no money and no food. He applied for disability (he has one) but was denied. Instead, he was referred to Harvest. Feeling the need to ‘pay for his supper’, Ian began volunteering, doing sorting work in the Harvest warehouse. Ian has been with us for the last 9 years and we love him. Watch the video of his story. It’s short, but strong. As strong as Ian’s commitment to Harvest and our community.
Press play to view Ian’s story.
Brenda Payley
Food Nurtures Knowledge
Everybody knows Harvest distributes food – but Brenda is using it to bring lost food knowledge and cooking skills to the table of new generations.
Brenda Paley is the Executive Director of Action Centre Day Nursery – a multi-age group early childhood centre, located in the heart of the North End.
Press play to view her story.
