Providing Aid During COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

GlobalMedic staff and volunteers are continuing to work to respond to the emergent needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have continued to work with our local partners to support families who are being affected.

As part of our continued support of those accessing shelters and low-income support programs, we have distributed more than 41,000 individual hygiene kits, 2,600 family hygiene kits, 1,000 clean-up kits and 47,400 bars of soap. We have also delivered more than 36,000 Thank You Kits to frontline workers.

Consistent handwashing and mask wearing are two of the first lines of defence against the spread of COVID-19. To continue promoting this message, we have distributed more than 15,400 COVID Safety Kits which contain a bar of soap and a reusable mask.

We have continued to ramp up production for our Emergency Food Program. We have delivered more than 196,500 kg of dried food staples to food banks and food assistance programs. We have also provided more than 26,000 grocery hampers through our Feed the Six program and our partnership with the North York Harvest Food Bank.

As COVID cases continue to rise, we will continue to adapt and serve the needs of the many families who have been affected by the pandemic. Please consider a donation to support our response.

We are now 4 months into the pandemic in Canada and everyone is still adjusting to the "new normal". 

GlobalMedic staff and volunteers have been working non-stop packing aid and working with local agencies to distribute this aid to families who have been affected by the pandemic. 

To date, we have distributed over 35,000 Hygiene Kits to community organizations, almost 26,000 Thank You Kits to frontline workers and over 7,000 COVID-19 Safety kits to the general public that include soap and reusable face masks. Proper hygiene is the first line of defence against this virus.

Our Emergency Food Program has been especially in demand as families now find themselves in financial difficulty and the food bank system faces a strain due to increased need. Our volunteers have been working 7 days a week repackaging bulk staple items like rice and lentils into 500g bags which are then distributed to food banks all over the GTA. We have distributed over 150,000 kg to date of dried food staples. 

Our Feed the Six program is focussed on serving the people outside of the food bank system, who may have difficulty accessing it. Our dried food staples, along with other available items, are packed into hampers and then delivered through contactless drop-offs or drive through pickups. We have delivered 10,000 of these hampers to date. 

It seems clear that this pandemic will continue to affect families for the foreseeable future. Our team will continue to get aid to those most vulnerable. Please consider a donation if you are able. 

Links:

• Visit our website for more information on our COVID-19 response