Undercurrents Ep 32 - Giving our best

In this episode of Undercurrents, host Ken Ogasawara goes behind the scenes with the Material Resources team at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to explore how relief kits, hygiene kits, school kits, and canned meat are prepared and shipped to communities facing crisis around the world — and right here in Ontario.

Why is MCC so specific about items like metal pencil sharpeners, heavy-duty nail clippers, toothbrush colours, towel sizes, and notebook page counts? And how does a brand-new 10,000 square foot industrial meat cannery help feed families experiencing food insecurity?

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Volunteer at the meat cannery: https://mcc.org/MCCOntarioMeatCannery
Email dylanyantzi@mcco.ca for more details.

Donate toward a relief kit:

https://mcc.org/get-involved/giving/designations/kits-and-comforters

Petition from Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB):

https://foodgrainsbank.ca/postcard/
 

A major driver of crisis requiring material resources is climate change. Sign this petition so our government will respond fairly and adequately:

https://mcc.org/campaign/support-fair-canadian-response-climate-change-0

Undercurrents is sponsored in part by Kindred Credit Union