$200,000 Grant Boosts Food Security and Community Resilience in Colchester County
The Department of Opportunities and Social Development Invests in the Colchester Food Network (CFN)
Truro, Colchester County, August 8, 2025 – A transformative $200,000 grant from the Department of Opportunities and Social Development is empowering the Colchester Food Network (CFN) to deepen food security efforts, enhance community resilience, and strengthen local food systems across the county.
Client Choice Market Scanning System
How it Works!
Our new Client Choice Market is up and running! Learn exactly how it works with this walkthrough video featuring our summer students. Getting assistance and preserving your freedom of choice has never been easier.
The Colchester Food Network’s monthly newsletter is a fantastic way to stay plugged into how they’re tackling food insecurity around Truro and Colchester County. Instead of just a boring list of updates, it’s packed with super helpful stuff—like tips on seasonal meal planning and budgeting, plus info on their awesome “Client Choice Market.” It also highlights cool community projects, like the Food Bank Garden in Old Barns, and lets you know exactly how you can help out through volunteering or donating. Whether you’re looking for support or wanting to give back, it’s a quick, uplifting read that keeps the whole community connected.
Colchester Food Network “Hope Not Hunger”
The Colchester Food Network is excited to introduce its Client Choice Market—a welcoming, grocery-style setup where individuals and families can select food items based on their preferences, dietary needs, and household size. This new model empowers clients with the dignity of choice, allowing them to pick the foods they want and will use, while also reducing food waste by distributing only the items that suit each family’s unique needs. Our Client Choice Market reflects our commitment to not only fighting food insecurity but also to fostering a community of respect, inclusivity, and support.
We acknowledge we are in Mi’kma’ki (MEE-MA-GEE),
the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
We offer gratitude to the Mi’kmaq people who
came before us to this land.
