$15K in support for ’Burg food pantry

The Chatham Kent Community Foundation’s $15,000 in support to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVDP) in Wallaceburg has proven to be a boon.

The funds, donated last fall to help fund the Wallaceburg Food Pantry program, helped SVDP serve the people of Wallaceburg and Walpole Island.

The grant was funded in part by the South Kent Wind Community Fund, which is a donor advised fund of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation.

SVDP runs the Food Pantry Program for those in need in the Wallaceburg and Walpole Island area. Families who need assistance are able to come once every 30 days for a box of non-perishable food and PC Gift Cards for perishable items. In 2021 they assisted 472 families. Last year, that number rose to 654 families.

“Society of Saint Vincent de Paul received this generous grant at a time when we were making some difficult decisions about our Food Pantry Program. With the increase in the number of families requiring assistance and the ever-rising cost of food we are very concerned about having