A charitable project in Kingston, Ont., is offering $500,000 in free groceries to those who have lost their income or had it affected due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Davies Charitable Foundation has spearheaded Kingston’s Friends Feeding Friends project in partnership with the Partners in Mission Food Bank, No Frills supermarkets and many Kingston philanthropists to provide over $500,000 in grocery gift cards to those who have been put out of work due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
According to Dr. Gregory Davies, the idea came to him two weeks ago to try to help get funds to Kingstonians who were directly impacted by the work shortages caused by the pandemic.