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About Us
Tastebuds is a partnership of community agencies and community members that supports and facilitates local student nutrition programs for children and youth in Hamilton.
Our Vision
All students in Hamilton have universal access to healthy foods in schools and community environments to improve student success, support healthy growth, development, and lifelong eating habits.
Our Mission
Our inclusive program engages students in enjoying healthy meals and snacks in a welcoming school setting. Tastebuds is committed to collaborating with our partners and student voices to continually work towards sprouting healthy relationships with food. Our collaborative model is strengthened by caring funders, positive leadership, dedicated volunteers, kindhearted communities and passionate support from our schools.
The Team
Bhairavi Kumar
Program Manager
Samantha Delaney
Community Development Worker
Gayle Rohr
Community Development Worker
Nicole Ferrer-Whitehouse
Community Development Worker
Tastebuds Hamilton is a program of the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. The Student Nutrition Program is a provincial initiative funded by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) and administered regionally by Haldimand-Norfolk R.E.A.C.H.
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