# essentials benefit (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover essentials benefit. Page: Feed: --- ## [An Ode to Summer Vacation](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-summer-vacation) _2026-07-27 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ On Moral Injury and why I am so passionate about the multi-week, no-contact annual vacation ## [Diverse Food for Diverse Neighbours](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/diverse-food-for-diverse-neighbours) _2026-07-21 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ What does it mean when 30% of food bank visitors request Halal food? ## [What role should the grocery industry play?](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/what-role-should-the-grocery-industry) _2026-06-22 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Asking questions about where grocery profits intersect with food security. ## [Food is a Human Right](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/food-is-a-human-right) _2026-06-12 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ If something in you disagrees, you need to ask yourself why ## [On Tough Leadership Moments](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/on-tough-leadership-moments) _2026-06-03 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Supporting the team through the loss of a colleague ## [Food Banks as Harm Reduction](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/food-banks-as-harm-reduction) _2026-05-08 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Minimizing the negative health effects of poverty and food insecurity ## ["Celebrating" 40 Years of Food Banks Mississauga](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/celebrating-40-years-of-food-banks) _2026-04-30 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Or...honouring 40 years of neighbours caring for neighbours ## [Thank You, Volunteers](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/thank-you-volunteers) _2026-04-24 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ I look to you when I need a reminder that good folks still take care of their neighbours ## ["All You Had to Do Was Pay Us Enough to Live"](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/all-you-had-to-do-was-pay-us-enough) _2026-04-12 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ The rising cost of low wages ## [Ontario Has Decreased Welfare... by Doing Nothing](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/ontario-has-decreased-welfare-by) _2026-03-30 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ There haven't been cuts, but between inflation and rates frozen since 2018, recipients are down over 20% ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BWN8acBwblHZ) _2026-03-30 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Reflections on Ramadan](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/reflections-on-ramadan) _2026-03-24 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Eid Mubarak! Thank you, Muslim friends, for your welcome during this holy month ## [Canada's Seniors are Getting Poorer](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/canadas-seniors-are-getting-poorer) _2026-03-19 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ New Study: 1 in 5 Canadians aged 50+ cannot afford at least two basic necessities of life ## [6 Years Later...](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/6-years-later) _2026-03-13 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Remembering food banks pre-pandemic, what's gotten better, and what still needs to change ## [Yes, France Has A Law Mandating Grocery Store Donations](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/yes-france-has-a-law-mandating-grocery) _2026-02-25 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ But food banks in Canada already get food from grocery stores without requiring a law ## [Why Aren't Food Bankers Celebrating?](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/why-arent-food-bankers-celebrating) _2026-02-12 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ On why the Groceries & Essentials Benefit is a start, but it's not a solution ## [Food is Culture](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/food-is-culture) _2026-02-09 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Culturally Responsive Food Program - Trying to Meet Black Food Needs ## [Finally, Something from the Feds](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/finally-something-from-the-feds) _2026-01-27 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ We've been advocating for the Groceries & Essentials Benefit for 2 years ## [Hunger Doesn't Exist in a Vacuum](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/hunger-doesnt-exist-in-a-vacuum) _2026-01-26 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ When other basic needs are neglected or underfunded, hunger is sure to follow. ## [Rising homelessness is terrifying](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/rising-homelessness-is-terrifying) _2026-01-16 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ 85,000 Ontarians were homeless in 2025...8% more than the previous year ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KXSO25jZm62Y) _2026-01-16 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [We Made it Through the Holiday Season!](https://canadianfoodbanker.substack.com/p/we-made-it-through-the-holiday-season) _2026-01-15 · Meghan Nicholls · Canadian Food Banker_ Questions I'm asking in 2026.