EDMONTON — Jean Claude Munyezamu remembers answering a phone call from a six\u002Dyear\u002Dold boy asking if his non\u002Dprofit group could provide milk for his newborn…
“ don’t know canned foods and they don’t eat them,” Munyezamu said.
Elizabeth Onyango, a public health professor at the University of Alberta, has noticed the pattern in her ongoing research. People from ethnic backgrounds often feel food bank items are not culturally appropriate when they’re seeking assistance, she said.Article content The Umoja centre currently serves about 200 families from 49 countries, mainly from Africa and the Middle East. Food items are bought after the group consults families about their cultural roots, Munyezamu said.Article content
Every Thursday morning, at least a dozen volunteers gather at the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative run out of McCauley School to assemble packs of rationed food for its Grocery Run, an emergency food access program. Some weeks, there is more to offer than others.Article content While financial constraint prevents newcomers from accessing food, “they also face problems with accessing culturally appropriate food,” Chiu said.Article content
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