Harbourfront Wealth Supports Food Banks Canada to Address Child Hunger

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harbourfront Wealth Management (“Harbourfront” or the “Company”), a nation’s leading independent wealth advisory and investment management firm, today announced that it will be raising funds during the holiday delivery period Delivering nutritious food packages to children in all 10 provinces and three territories through Food Banks Canada to help alleviate child hunger in Canada.

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Harbourfront Wealth Management, through its charitable giving division, Harbourfront Gives Foundation, launched its first Harbourfront Holiday Meals Campaign on Giving Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

Within 30 days, fundraising by 28 outreach teams across Canada resulted in raising $80,789 for Food Banks Canada for children in need. Harbourfront Chief Executive Officer Danny Popescu matched the company’s donation and then matched it to make a significant contribution to this worthy cause.

“More than a third of food bank users in Canada are children, so we are delighted that Harbourfront is working with us to bring the After the bell program that delivers nutritious food packages to children,” said Erin Filey-Wronecki, chief development and partnerships officer at Food Banks Canada. “This helps bridge the gap between school meal and snack programs offered year-round.”

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“We would also like to thank Danny Popescu for his generous donation through the Harbourfront Gives Foundation, which makes programs like possible possible After the bell to have a greater impact on children.”

In 2022 the After the bell The program delivered 175,000 nutritious food packages to 198 communities in all provinces and territories, including hard-to-reach communities. Donations raised by Harbourfront will provide much-needed nutritious food packages for children in the program.

“More people are struggling with food insecurity this year, and many are visiting food banks for the first time,” said Danny Popescu, chief executive officer of Harbourfront Wealth Management. “Nobody should have to worry about putting food on the table, especially in a wealthy country like Canada. We are proud to help in our communities by contributing to important programs through organizations like Food Banks Canada.”

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About Food Banks Canada

Food Banks Canada is taking national leadership to alleviate hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow, in partnership with the Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast Food Bank Network. For 40 years, food banks have been committed to helping Canadians living with food insecurity. Over 4,750 food banks and community organizations are coming together to help our most vulnerable neighbors, who made nearly 1.5 million visits to these organizations as of March last year, according to our 2022 HungerCount Report. In the last 10 years, we have sourced and shared over 1.4 billion pounds of food as a system, and Food Banks Canada has shared nearly $168 million in funding to maximize collective impact and strengthen local capacity – and us concurrently used to reduce the need for food banks. Our vision is clear: create a Canada where no one goes hungry. Visit foodbankscanada.ca to learn more.

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About Harbourfront Wealth Management

Founded in 2013, the Canadian-owned group of independent wealth management and planning advisory firms is headquartered in Vancouver, BC and has a rapidly growing network currently consisting of 28 offices across Canada. The Harbourfront Group comprises a registered securities dealer/investment advisory firm serving established advisers and their affluent clients, an investment fund manager specializing in the management of underadvised alternative investment funds and an SEC-registered investment advisory firm.
For more information: www.harbourfrontwealth.com.

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