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Our Mission
We collaborate with a network of food champions across the territory who are dedicated to building equitable and resilient food systems. We come together to share learnings, coordinate efforts, and support one another, increasing our collective impact.
Our Vision
A Yukon where every child, family, and community has access to good, healthy food that honours our relationships with culture, the land, and one another.
Our Values
Our work is rooted in community building and respect for diversity. We honor this by creating safe spaces for discussion and supporting communities as they address their own unique food needs. We believe that everyone has a right to healthy and culturally appropriate food.
Community Building
We believe food has the power to bring people together, strengthen relationships, and inspire lasting change.
Respect
At the foundation of our work, we honour diverse perspectives and lived experiences while striving to ensure everyone has equitable access to the opportunities and resources they need.
Sustainability & Resilience
By caring for the land, investing in people, and thinking beyond today, we help cultivate food systems that are built to last for generations to come.
Collaboration
We believe stronger food systems are built together. By welcoming different ways of knowing and creating space for every voice, we foster meaningful collaboration rooted in trust and respect.
Our Team
Michelle is passionate about local food systems and food sovereignty. "Bringing together people who want to create real change in their communities and seeing the impact of this is incredible. I believe that each of us has part of the solution to ending food insecurity and that through collaboration and cooperation we can ensure that everyone finally is able to realize the right to food.”
Rachel is grateful to work alongside community food champions as YFSN’s Communications & Research Coordinator, a role she has held since October 2025. In addition to her interest in localized food systems, Rachel also enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and spending evenings at the theatre and the movies.
Our Steering Committee
As the Executive Director it is Dave’s responsibility to carry out the mandate of the Food Bank Society of the Yukon which states: As part of a caring community, we provide emergency food to the hungry while supporting the greater effort to alleviate poverty. With this comes the understanding that Food Security efforts cannot just focus on today’s emergency but must also place focus on the future and making these problems better. It is for those reasons that the Food Bank is a staunch supporter of the important work the Food Security Network does.
The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition facilitates the elimination of poverty in the Yukon through awareness, advocacy and action. Our members are an action-based team who partner with other community members on issues involving food, shelter and access to services. Coordinating food security efforts is requires a dedicated role. Our work with this initiative reflects our strong belief in food as human right.
The YAA represents the people who are invested in the food supply chain across the Yukon. Most of our members are producers, and all are connected to strengthening local food systems. At its heart, the YAA is about supporting Yukon agriculture and the people who make it possible. We promote sustainable, northern‑adapted food production through education, infrastructure development, and strong partnerships with organizations across the territory. Our work is grounded in community, collaboration, and the shared goal of building a resilient local food system.
YFNED’s Nutrition Program aims to provide equitable and healthy food to all Indigenous children aged 0 to 18 residing in the Yukon. Through our rural and urban programs, we provide in-school meal services, family feasts, and other nutritional supports to Indigenous families.
The United Way Yukon has been a leader in improving lives and building communities by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action. The work of the Yukon Energy Food Security Network aligns with our priorities to build individuals stability and independence through access to healthy food and to develop the capacity of people to care for themselves and their families.
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Since the 1990s, the Yukon Food for Learning Association has supported and promoted school-based food programming across the Yukon. Our mission is to support and promote school food programs and encourage lifelong healthy eating.
The history of the Yukon Food Security Network is coming soon.