Community Meals is Huron & Perth County community food program that provides a hot prepared meal to individuals or families in need. This program is made possible by many churches and food centers working together to provide free or low cost meals several days of the week.
Stratford CRC is one of the churches that participates in this program. They provide a free meal every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from November to April.
Heather has been part of this program at Stratford CRC for many years, and it means a lot to her to be able to help this program by regularly assisting in the serving and cleaning up of the meal.
Heather selected this program because there has been a 31% increase in the use of food banks in the past year. There is a desperate need for food in our community. Providing a prepared hot meal to those who are in need of it is one way we can help, especially in the winter months.
On November 26th, 2024 Heather spent her day helping Stratford CRC host their community meal by assisting in the preparation of the meal including peeling potatoes and folding laundry as well as serving food, washing dishes and cleaning up the hall after the meal was complete.
Heather also had a chance to sit with some of the participates and community members during the meal and got to hear some of their stories.
Community meals is a program made possible by many hosting churches and food centers. A list of the hosts can be found on the 211 Ontario webpage here:

https://211ontario.ca/results/?latitude=43.3700007&longitude=-80.98222860000001&searchLocation=Stratford&searchTerms=&exct=0&sd=25&ss=Distance&topicPath=73

More information on additional volunteer opportunities can be found by reaching out to the individual hosts about their volunteers needs