- Read chapter 15 and 24
- Read module summary and watch videos links are included
- Work on the below task. Please answer the question highlighted in yellow.
Discussion Board Assignment: Food Bank Challenge
Given the increasing poverty and food bank use in Canada, some organizations are promoting initiatives called Food Bank or Food Basket “Challenges” to encourage citizens to get to know what it is like to live on a low income and rely on food banks. One of these is the Welfare Diet Challenge in which participant have a set amount of money for the food budget for a week. In 2017, that was $19 per week as per the welfare food allowance in BC. In order to raise public awareness on the issue of food security some organizations challenge media and government personalities to take on such as challenge.
Q) You may have already used or volunteered at a food bank or charitable food program yourself (In Canada or elsewhere) and are willing to share your experiences. If this is the case, write about the challenges you have faced in getting sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets your dietary needs and preferences or in providing it in your volunteer role.
To answer the above question:
Write about your experience. What difficulties did you encounter, if any? Why? What, if anything, surprised you? How does this relate to the topic of charitable food assistance as presented by Dachner and Tarasuk or food soveriegnty as presented by Desmarais in this week’s readings and/or other scholarly or media reports on the topic? How does it relate to the definition of food security described in the module? What, if anything, did this help you realize about poverty and food banks?
When answering the above question. Keep the following things in mind.
- 300 words minimum or more
- Write everything in your own words
- Relate the chapter 15 & 24 readings to your answer
- Provide specific examples from the readings and make sure to quote and reference it.
- You are allowed to use 1-2 outside references.
Please provide the free plagiarism report.
