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Programs with small operating budgets and/or large volunteer workforces.

 

Programs that operate in rural communities where resources are scarce.

 

Programs that support marginalized, racialized, or acutely vulnerable groups.
 

(Examples might include a meal delivery program serving a primarily Indigenous urban neighbourhood, or a shelter home that supports women fleeing domestic violence).

 

Programs that go beyond food, offering holistic wrap-around support
 

(Examples might include a safe-injection site that provides meals and connects clients with addictions counselling, or a multi-service agency that helps clients secure housing or employment).
 

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Programs that offer clients a seat at the table.
 

(Additional priority is given to programs where institutional leadership shares relevant lived experience with clients and/or are themselves former clients).