How We Help
Mission Statement "To act as a food bank for
the beneficiaries of the population of South East Ottawa,
distributing food directly to the needy by arranging for, collecting,
processing, storing and distributing food . Heron Emergency Food
Centre Facts There is nothing complicated about what we do.
Working with the Ottawa Food Bank, supported by the City of
Ottawa and assisted by the generosity of the churches and local
residents, HEFC receives food in bulk and purchases items that
are needed to supplement what has been donated to ensure that
the three-day, emergency supply of food that we provide will meet
the nutritional needs of our clients. . Over the years, we have
developed a dedicated volunteer base that allows us to distribute
a remarkable amount of food at an astonishingly low cost.
In 2009, our overhead was $15,000.