Community Cares Hamilton

Community Cares Hamilton

Providing food to those in need can be difficult at the best of times. With COVID-19, and the challenging times we have faced over these last few months — and will continue to face — that task has gotten much harder.

Feed Ontario reports communities across the province have seen significant surges in food bank use and an increase in people needing emergency food support for the first time.

According to the 2019 Hunger Report, over 500-thousand individuals accessed a food bank in Ontario, 33% of those food bank visitors were children. 

For almost 30 years, Hamilton Food Share's focus has been to get food to people facing hunger in our community. 

Donations to the food bank can be made here.

Send an audiogram

We know this is a difficult time. We also know that there are a lot of good things happening in Hamilton and surrounding communities.

We're challenging our readers to share the positive things they're seeing and hearing! Please email a voice note and your photo to community@cbc.ca by Thursday, April 10. These will be shared on our social channels. 

A few suggestions to get you started: 

• a relative who's checking in on an elderly neighbour
• describe the positive artwork you've seen hanging in people's windows
• a shout-out to our amazing health care professionals. 

Justin Trudeau answered kids' question about COVID-19 on CBC/Radio-Canada 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, answered questions about the nationwide effort against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch the conversation here:

Explaining COVID-19 to kids

How do you explain concepts like pandemic and isolation to kids? This comic, created by Winnipeg-based illustrator Kailey Sheppard, provides a helpful starting point for these conversations, complete with easy to understand language and images.

News for kids, by kids

Children, like many adults, have a lot of questions about what's happening in the world right now. CBC Kids News breaks down the things that kids and teens need to know in an accessible, factual and kid-friendly way.

Suggested articles:

• What is flattening the curve?
• Can I go outside during the coronavirus outbreak?
• How to have fun while social distancing?

Want to make sure your children are still learning while out of school? CBC's educational platform for teachers from primary through high school levels, Curio, is now free for families to use.

During these times, it's important that both parents and children have resources to rely on. If you're looking for perspectives from a parents' point of view, CBC Parents is the place to look.

Suggested articles:

• A Daily Schedule for Parents During These Strange Days
• 20 easy-to-prepare snacks when you haven't had a free moment in weeks
• Printable Spring Scavenger Hunt