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Niagara Falls Church Growing Food Recovery Project
The Bridge Church provides a community for people living in poverty and often experiencing homelessness in Niagara Falls, Ont. They began partnering with a local convention center to recover meals that otherwise might have gone to waste. Since starting this project,...
Zero Waste. Zero Hunger
For most of us, meals are a given. We grab a bite, store the leftovers, and move on with our day. But for those arriving at The Bridge in Niagara Falls, the certainty of their next meal is anything but guaranteed. A ten year journey: Since its founding in 2014, The...
Leftovers make good: New program reduces food waste and feeds the hungry in Niagara Falls
An initiative has been launched that takes leftover food from conventions and distributes it those in need. And the program, operated by a faith-based community, is expected to grow to include partnerships with restaurants and hotels across Niagara Falls. “We are...
Niagara Falls Looking at Food Recovery
It takes leftovers from conventions and restaurants and gives to homeless, working closely with the health unit Niagara Falls city council hearing of a new program that takes leftover food from conventions and restaurants and distributes it among the homeless. Steven...
The Bridge Food Recovery Presentation to Niagara Falls City Council
From January 16, 2024. A short presentation followed by a Q&A about our growing mission in Niagara Falls.
Coming Home gala supports efforts to help the vulnerable including those experiencing homelessness
Steve deBoer looks outside at the people sitting at tables on the sidewalk and eating free breakfast from the Third Space Café in downtown Niagara Falls, and he doesn’t just see people experiencing homelessness. He sees people who are beautiful in their own way....
Hot breakfast and warm welcome at Third Space Café for people experiencing homelessness
Oscar Hernandez and his young adult son Damian found themselves roughing it during the dead of winter in Niagara Falls recently. “When I came here I was sleeping with my son in the street for a week,” he said. “It’s very tough, especially in the wintertime.” But soon...