About Us

Kawartha Food Share is a distribution warehouse for emergency food. We provide food to 39 Member Agencies in the City and County of Peterborough who operate food banks, agency food cupboards and meal programs (listed below). Over 7,100 people use these services every month, with 36% of them being youth and children. We also supply over 45 schools with food to help with their breakfast clubs and food programs. KFS distributes over 100,000 pounds of food each month.

CITY FOOD BANKS
Good Neighbours Care Centre
Salvation Army Peterborough
St. Vincent DePaul Immaculate Conception
St. Vincent DePaul Sacred Heart
St. Vincent DePaul St Alphonsus
St. Vincent DePaul St Anne’s
St. Vincent DePaul St Peter’s

MEAL PROGRAMS
Brock Mission
Food for Kids Peterborough
KPRD School Board
Our Space
Out of the Cold
Seventh Day Adventist Church
St. John’s Church

Dave Ralph, Chair
Henry Clarke, Vice Chair
Dave Lorentz, Treasurer
Susan King, Secretary
Hollace Burnett, Director
Steve Dyer, Director
Lisa Fenn, Director
Steve Sullivan, Director
Brad McCamus, Director
Peter Poley, Director

STAFF
Manager - Office:
Chris Kawalec
Manager-Warehouse/Food:
John Alleyne
Warehouse Assistant:
Jude Jesso
Warehouse Assistant:
Brian Maloley
Food Coordinator:
Carol Gorman

To coordinate the collection and distribution of food stuff to emergency food distributors that provide food to people in need
To operate and maintain facilities for the safe storage and distribution of food stuff to emergency food distributors that provide food to people in need
To operate and maintain a food bank to provide food to people in need
To promote the health of the community through

Educating and instructing the public on the impact of hunger
Researching and documenting the impact of hunger in the community
Promoting the effective collection and distribution of foodstuff
Referring people in need to other community support agencies

Kawartha Food Share exists to ensure that all members of the Peterborough County-City community have access to a reliable emergency food source
Kawartha Food Share believes that its role is to coordinate community resources to provide emergency food in a way which maintains dignity for all and is accountable to the community
Kawartha Food Share provides a means by which those with food resources to "spare and share" can connect with those experiencing hunger in our community
Kawartha Food Share is comprised of a number of member agencies, an active grassroots committee and a Board of Directors elected from a cross-section of the community
Kawartha Food Share will work towards even greater public awareness on the impact of hunger through education, instruction, research and documenting the effects and reality of hunger in our communitiesDouble-click here to edit the text.

CLIENT FOOD CUPBOARDS
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Canadian Mental Health Association.
Learning Disabilities Association of Peterborough
Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle
OPIRG - Sadler House
Partners in Pregnancy Clinic
Peterborough AIDS Resource Network
Peterborough Community Chaplaincy
Peterborough Family Resource Centre
Peterborough Housing Corp. (Alexander Ave.)
Peterborough Housing Corp. (Cameron Ave.)
Peterborough Youth Services
Rural Outreach Committee (Buckhorn)
St. Luke’s Food Cupboard
Youth Emergency Shelter
Youth Unlimited (Lakefield & Peterborough)
YWCA Centennial Food Cupboard

COUNTY FOOD BANKS
Curve Lake Food Bank
Hastings Food Bank
Havelock Food Bank
Lakefield Food Bank
Millbrook Food Share
North Kawartha Food Bank
Norwood Food BankDouble-click here to edit the text.