CK Vision And Values

Fusion

Fellowship

Community Kitchen

Vision

To work cooperatively with local businesses and community groups to establish regular community kitchens.
Offer families the opportunity to prepare low cost and nutritious meals to take home and have on hand.
To enable families to make intentional choices regarding their diet and weekly menu that will put them in control of their food budgets and enable them to use their time efficiently.
To fight hunger and poor eating habits for lower income families.
To teach basic cooking and menu planning skills for both parents and children.
To promote Canada Food Guide guidelines—especially in regard to the increased consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables and the decreased consumption of “junk food.”
To provide an atmosphere of social interaction and support for participants.
To eventually establish a food co-op to further increase buying power to enable families to eat nutritiously.

Values

Education as a means to empowerment.
Social and spiritual support and camaraderie.
Expectation that every participant contribute financial and work equity to establish a healthy personal self-respect.
The restoration of the “family table” as an important time of connection and interaction.
Respect and appreciation for any and all facilities that are made available to the Community Kitchen.
Compassion for those who may still need to learn necessary life skills in the areas of menu and meal preparation.
Integrity and fairness in all we do.