The Kingston store raised more money than any other COBS franchise in the country during its 2022 community fundraising campaign.
The city’s food-sharing efforts are also being helped by the new community food redistribution warehouse. “The city’s needs have grown so exponentially that it was a natural progression to come to a space that is this size and this magnitude,” Lionhearts Program Manager Emma Cox says.Returning festivals could spell recovery for Kingston tourism
“Prior to the pandemic our mandate was to receive donated food items, take those items and redistribute them after they’re sorted and looked through and send them into the 40 agencies in the area so that they can turn them into meals and get them into the hands of people that need them,” Cox says.“This last year alone we were able to donate $4.1 million worth of food and household items to all of our agencies.
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