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Summer camp meals are 50% funded!

Help us clear the final piece of the puzzle so no Ottawa child goes hungry this summer break.

$30 = 1 week of camp meals
$250 = Full 8 weeks

Bridge the gap and donate today
nutritionblocs.org/bridge-the-gap/ Our vision is to incubate collaborative projects with community agencies, and design common programming and effect a larger collective impact. Bring focus on food needs of Refugees, Ethnic minorities and Indigenous communities, who face a higher likelihood of food insecurity.

10/11/2026

We are thankful to all the good folks in our community who make our work possible

City of Ottawa Kiwanis Club of Ottawa (KCO) Kiwanis Feeds Kids Ottawa Community Housing Foundation (OCH Foundation) Ottawa Community Housing unitedchurchcanada R.I.S.E. Academy Ishina Yasmin Syrian Cooking Ottawa Chef Night

10/06/2026

40,000 school-aged children in Ottawa face food insecurity; many of them have to skip a meal every day. In the absence of a Universal School Lunch Program, an affordability crisis for families, and insufficient public funding, thousands of children in Ottawa are going to bed hungry. Nutrition Blocs' programs are bridging these gaps in several priority communities across the city.

City of Ottawa, Ottawa Community Foundation Kiwanis Club of Ottawa The United Church of Canada Abhijit Potdar

09/29/2026

These lovingly prepared nutritious meals will be served to children living in transitional housing as part of Nutrition Blocs school lunch program.

09/25/2026

Did you know that 40,000 school aged children in face food insecurity? Nutrition Blocs programs are bridging the gap in priority communities across the city.

All of the yummy meals pictured here were prepared with love at Ishina and are now school lunches for children living in transitional housing such as family shelters and motels.

City of Ottawa Ottawa Community Housing Foundation (OCH Foundation) Kiwanis Club of Ottawa (KCO) Yasmin Syrian Cooking Ottawa

09/07/2026

This fall, 125 families facing homelessness are moving into Ottawa’s new transitional housing center at 377 O’Connor. It’s a massive step forward for our city, providing safe roofs, kitchenettes, and stability.

But housing is only half the picture.

When these kids head out the door each morning, they need the energy to learn, play, and adapt to a new school year. That’s where Nutrition Blocs steps in. We’re partnering with the City of Ottawa to ensure children living in transitional housing have regular access to a warm, nutritious meal each school day.

Watch this space for more updates this fall.

09/01/2026

We asked Robin of our Nutrition Blocs team to tell us about the incredible Chef Night that happened yesterday in support of- us! Robin says:

It was wonderful to connect with friends in this wonderful little spot carved out for G Burger nestled on the bank of Dow’s Lake. This Chef Appreciation Night was hosted by Jesse Brett Bell Jesse Stephen K. La Salle and Shawn Arbuckle

It started with the Peaches and Cream dish - gorgeous ripe peaches, heirloom tomatoes with mascarpone, delish olive oil and some balsamic. Jesse did a great job with this.

Next was Stephen LaSalle’s Tiger Tail Salmon tartare. 😲 This dish hit all the right notes for a new take on salmon tartare. Right down to the licorice flavours. Everything was perfectly delicious and kudos to the Chef for something that creative. 💪

And then Shawn Arbuckle’s main - sausage with his MEATDAE course. It should be called Meat Date. Roasted garlic and honey sausage, buried in a mound of cocoa-ancho braised beef, Chili, apricot braised pork and then some shredded chicken topped with some roasted corn, crispy onions and tortilla. Very tasty.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the Chefs for raising money for Nutrition Blocs via this fabulous meal. We’ll be feeding children in elementary school lunches starting next week. Stat tuned for what were up to next, and thanks again to all of the talented Chefs who made this night possible.

08/28/2026

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you 🙏 City of Ottawa

08/26/2026

Ottawa’s culinary community has a long history of supporting charities across the region. Chefs regularly donate their time and talent to fundraisers throughout the year, helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for good causes.

We’re grateful that Chef Jesse Brett Bell and Chef Stephen LaSalle have chosen Nutrition Blocs as the charity partner for this Monday’s Chef Appreciation Night.

Chef Night has a long history in Ottawa. Oz Balpinar, formerly of OZ Kafe, used to host a different chef each month, serving incredible meals for people in the industry. The event grew over the years, but came to an end when Oz sold the restaurant.

Last year, Jesse and Stephen, along with Chef Shawn Arbuckle of Sussex & Co. brought Chef Night back — and it quickly became popular again. A whole new generation of Ottawa’s hospitality community is now coming together on the last Monday of each month to eat well, connect and support one another.

This Monday, August 31, Chef Night will take place at Dominion City and Gitane Burger’s Lakeside Bar at Dow’s Lake on Queen Elizabeth Drive. Tickets are $35, the menu looks fantastic, and $5 from every ticket goes directly to Nutrition Blocs. That’s enough to provide one school lunch for a child heading back to school next week.

Thank you to Jesse, Stephen, Shawn and everyone involved for supporting Nutrition Blocs and the kids we serve.

If you’d like to join them, support Ottawa’s culinary community and help feed a child at the same time, tickets are available here: https://lnkd.in/gRSGexCN

08/19/2026

**Repost** from Chef.Appreciation.Night, Thank you so much for your support of Nutrition Blocs with this incredible event. We are so fortunate to be part of such a generous culinary community here in Ottawa.

Tickets available now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chef-appreciation-night-lakeside-edition-tickets-1998376849953?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Chef Night does a summer send off for our first night of year 2, Monday August 31st. We’re heading to Bar Lakeside, Dominion City's summer patio in the NCC’s Summer Zone alongside Dow’s Lake. We’re trading the dining room and formal multi-course table service for open-sky picnic tables, cold drinks, and outdoor lakeside b**r garden vibes.

The Chefs behind Chef Appreciation Night (Jesse Bell, Stephen La Salle & Shawn Arbuckle) are back behind the line to kick off our second year of the Chef Night revival: community, good vibes through food and fundraising for the guest chef’s cause.

Big thank you to and GitanesBurger for hosting us (and all the support along the way) at Bar Lakeside.

We’re doing tickets for this one, available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chef-appreciation-night-lakeside-edition-tickets-1998376849953?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

As this Chef Night is on the eve of back to school, we’re cooking for meals for kids, fundraising ($5 off the top) for Nutrition Blocs to provide meals for Ottawa kids experiencing food insecurity.

08/12/2026

It was a golden summer evening with friends on the Rideau River last week.

Supporters of Nutrition Blocs, Steve and Jayne Lowell, Catherine Landry and Darpan Ahluwalia hosted a beautiful event at the Lowell's home to raise money for the Foundation.

The many beautiful people who make Ottawa such a special place were in attendance, and you knew Catherine was involved because there were thoughtful elements everywhere you looked. Flowers, a soda truck, Zoom Photobooth with the robot, Sid Cratzberg with rare perfumes and even an elf. It was a great chance for us to get out for an evening, meet some amazing people and support the efforts of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation to build our world class hospital. Thank you for having us.

Pictured:
1) Steve and Jayne Lowell, Hosts, photo by Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
2) Catherine and Darpan, Organizers, photo by Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
3) L-R Nutrition Blocs Vice-Chair, Mark O'Neill, Cabn.co Senior Advisor, Paul McCarney, Executive Director Nutrition Blocs, Abhi Potdar Photo by Caroline Phillips

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