Putting food on every table

We’re bringing dignified access to food to everyone in Nova Scotia’s Cobequid region

Where we started

Cobequid Food Security Network began with a simple idea: neighbours should care for neighbours, and no one in our community should go hungry. What started as small local initiatives has grown into a robust regional network. Today, we connect people, programs, and partners to remove barriers to food access. Beyond providing meals, we create opportunities to learn new skills, and build welcoming spaces to meet, share, and connect with others.

Fresh vegetables, including a whole cabbage and celery on a kitchen counter with blurred people in the background.
See our initiatives

Our mission

To provide dignified access to healthy food while building a stronger, more connected community through shared skills and spaces.

Our vision

A Cobequid Region where no one goes hungry and everyone has a seat at the table.

Community in action

Schools Plus

CFN currently supports seven schools, giving students the chance to choose recipes and cook nutritious soups. These soups are provided for free at lunch, helping students build culinary skills, enjoy a healthy meal, and engage in hands-on learning within their school community.

A young boy wearing glasses and a gray t-shirt, with floral oven mitts, is cooking on a stove, holding a metal pot with a yellow liquid inside.

Mobile Kitchen

The Cobequid Food Security Network’s mobile kitchen provides the unique opportunity of bringing our cooking projects into the community. We can set up a mini-kitchen in almost any location, allowing us to host events and partner with a variety of businesses and organizations.

A man and woman are in a cozy restaurant, preparing and serving a meal at a table with a green cutting board, vegetables, and disposable cups. The man is seated, while the woman is standing, wearing a light blue sweater. The restaurant has yellow walls, blue booth seating, and decorative flower wreaths.

Building Futures

In collaboration with Building Futures, we host a Soup Social with participants on the Building Futures waitlist. This fills our Beaver Bank soup freezer while providing meaningful community and skill-building for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Multiple small plastic containers filled with a cream-based soup, stacked in rows.

Our amazing partners

The Cobequid Food Security Network could not make the impact it does without the help of a variety of organizations across the region.

Food Program Members

Logo for Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Nova Scotia featuring a life-preserver ring.
A logo for 'Square Roots' featuring a green diamond shape, with a stylized vegetable garden and roots inside, and the text 'SQUARE ROOTS' across the center.
The Gateway Community Church logo featuring a black church with a white leaf centred on it.
Beacon House in Sackville Nova Scotia's logo featuring a lighthouse and the words "Beacon House - Neighbours helping Neighbours".
Logo for Memory Lane Family Place with a yellow house, two children (a girl and a boy) holding hands, a tree, a smiling sun, and blue skies. Text reads "Memory Lane Family Place," "Est. 1980," and "Everything grows with Sunshine & Love."
Logo with stylized figures of children in the shape of the letters "I" "W" and "K" and the text "IWK Health".
A blue shield with a torn top and the letters 'OSD' at the bottom, featuring a stylized lion in the centre.
Logo for Meals on Wheels Sackville-Bedford, featuring green leaf and cutlery icons.
Freedom Kitchen & Closet Logo Sackville, NS.
Graffiti-style logo reading 'The Posse Project' with colourful letters and star accents on a green background.

Food Navigators and Supporters

Logo of Sackville Heights Community Centre with stylized blue hands and pyramid shapes above it, and website www.myshcc.com below.
Logo for Schools Plus with text in English and French, featuring blue and orange colours and a dotted plus symbol.
Logo for Halifax Public Libraries featuring a stylized 'L' made of coloured blocks and the text 'Halifax Public Libraries'.
Logo with text 'Cobequid Community Health Board beneath, featuring a stylized apple graphic in purple and pink.
Logo for Nova Scotia Health featuring blue and green swooshes.

As well as Countless community members, and past and present HRM Councillors

Are you interested in partnering to support our work? Email amy@foodsecuritynetwork.ca

The people who make it all work…

Group of five people working together in a commercial kitchen, preparing and packing containers of soup, with a range, refrigerator, and kitchen equipment in the background.

The Cobequid Food Security Network is made possible by an incredible group of volunteers, and staff.

Meet our team

  • Amy thrives at working with people, finding creative solutions, and connecting the community. You’ll often find her hands-on at events, supporting community adventures, and having a blast cooking up soup with volunteers and new friends in Cobequid, bringing extra energy to everything she does.

Amy Patterson

Madeleine Dillon

Elyse Hatt

  • A lifelong Sackville resident, Heather brings 30+ years of nonprofit experience across Nova Scotia and Ottawa. With degrees in Home Economics and Adult Education from MSVU, she’s been with Sackville Heights Community Centre since 2015 and is proud to support the CFN.

Heather Coffin

  • Alice coordinates Sackville Bedford Meals on Wheels, helping seniors stay in their homes with nutritious meals. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she finds purpose and joy supporting her community after retiring from Nova Scotia Health.

Alice Sandall-Holt

Beth Baker

Amanda Fowler

Trelawney Erwin