London Community Resource Center LCRC Fact Sheet

In 2004, the London Community Resource Centre celebrated its 30th anniversary The LCRC has

housed more than 100 non-profit community organizations over the last 30 years Currently,

efforts are concentrated on food security issues in the London Community

The LCRC is presently the host agency of the Hunger Relief Action Coalition,which addresses the

need of relieving hunger in London

The four main food security programs are the Community Gardens Project, the Community Food

Advisors Program, the Healthy Tidbits-Food Sampling and Food Related Information and the

Collective Kitchen Network

The Community Gardens Project has been an LCRC project since 2002 and now includes more than

18 garden sites throughout London Community Gardens began during the first and second world wars

as a patriotic duty Gardening is Canada's second favourite activity after walking

Community gardens help people from different socio-economic backgrounds interact and share

experiences about the garden

Locally produced food is increasingly popular, and community gardens provide a place to grow and

harvest food for everyone in a community regardless of background while promoting a healthy

lifestyle Healthy Tidbits is LCRC's newest program. Seniors volunteer their time to teach food bank users to

prepare nutritious meals using limited resources

Collective Kitchens introduce participants to new foods and recipes and help people become more involved in

their communities

Community Food Advisors are trained on a variety of food topics including safe food handling,

preparation and healthy eating Food safety knowledge results in cleaner and healthier kitchens as

well as food thatcan be preserved longer