Raise Your Voice!

For the past 15 years, Trick or Eat has been engaging Canadians coast-to-coast and providing them with opportunities to help address immediate hunger concerns within their own communities through food and financial donations. This year, given the rising scale of hunger in Canada, Meal Exchange recognizes the need to do more.

Research and experience demonstrate that food donations alone will not solve the problem of rising hunger levels in our country. As of 2012, it was reported that 1.4 million Canadian households experience food insecurity, which amounts to nearly 1 in 8 households. That means that 4 million individuals, including 1.15 million children do not have access to safe, nutritious and affordable food. This is a problem that is becoming more and more difficult to ignore in one of the wealthiest countries in the world.

By asking Canadians to raise their voice about hunger in Canada, we aim to raise awareness about the scope of this important issue, and generate a forward-looking conversation about long-term solutions for food security.

It’s time to recognize that hunger in Canada will not be solved by charitable donations alone.

It's time to get talking about how we can create a just and sustainable food system that is accessible to all Canadians. 

In the history of struggles for social justice, talking openly about the problem is the starting point for social change. We're using Twitter (@mealexchange) and #trickoreat to reach thousands with hopeful, creative and real solutions to the problem.

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