Communaute Alimentaire de Lachine

ABOUT

Extended Hands is a registered local charitable organization whose mission is to help the low-income community within Lachine through weekly grocery plans, as well as offering the career counselling program “Dress for Success.” The mission started in 2005 in N.D.G. and was registered as an official Canadian non-profit charity in 2008.

SYSTEM MAP

PRODUCTION

Growing food

N/A

Knowledge

N/A

Social Capital

Partnerships

PROCESSING

Cooking or Transforming

Hot meals

Free groceries

Preparing Produce For Sale

Grocery Prep

DISTRIBUTION

Market Based

N/A

Non-Market Based

Food donations

Centralized distributions

Free delivery if required

WASTE MANAGEMENT

N/A

SUPPORT​
Donations of surplus food and finances to partner organisations

NEEDS AND ASSETS MAP

LEGEND: Needs Assets
SPACE
Personal Space

Shared space with Resurrection Centre Church

EQUIPMENT
Delivery Truck

Rented Truck

Kitchen

 

FINANCE

Donations

Fundraisers

Donations 

Small Governmental Funding

 

ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
N/A

Scholarship Programs

Moisson Montreal

Food banks Canada

Salvation Army

Resurrection Centre

LABOUR
Employees and Volunteers

30 Volunteers

OUTREACH AND COMMUNICAITONS
Online Presence Manager

Social Media Presence

Website

KNOWLEGE AND EDUCATION
N/A