About Neighbour to Neighbour
For over 35 years, our team of dedicated staff and volunteers have been working to meet the issues of food insecurity and poverty head on.
We do this by offering programs and services that our neighbours have identified as critical. Neighbour to Neighbour offers tutoring programs for children, food skills programs, family counselling, utility subsidy programs and access to emergency food. We create welcoming spaces where people gather to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food.
Neighbour to Neighbour is empowering people with the tools and ideas that can enact positive change in their lives.
Land and People Acknowledgement
Staff at Neighbour to Neighbour Centre acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of several Indigenous nations, including the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations. These lands are protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek peoples to share and care for the land around the Great Lakes.
In the past year, we began a journey to better understand the impacts and legacy of colonialism. This includes exploring the ways reconciliation is possible and our commitment to it.
Neighbour to Neighbour has demonstrated this commitment through:
- Establishing a Truth, Reconciliation and Action working group
- Examining our organizational culture to develop staff and volunteer opportunities for knowledge exchange on topics related to reconciliation, and
- Evaluating programs and partnerships that invite chances to work together with Indigenous communities and organizations led by Indigenous people.
We know that doing the work toward reconciliation isn’t a straightforward process. It’s complex, challenging, and it changes over time but we’ll keep working toward it.
Our Mission
Lead our community to an improved quality of life.
Our Vision
Communities Thriving
Our Values
Integrity, Leadership, Inclusivity