Abstract
In the context of an entrenched food bank system, there is broad recognition of the need to move beyond charity-based models of emergency food provision. Drawing on our experiences from a multi-year community–university partnership in the city of Guelph and Wellington County, Canada, we describe the process whereby discourse and practice surrounding emergency food provision shifted over time. We detail the results of two interconnected research projects (one with service providers and one with service users) that contributed to these shifts. In addition, we detail the collaborative process following the completion of the projects, which culminated in the creation of a new organization with a mandate to address some of the challenges highlighted through the research projects. We demonstrate how a community–university partnership can contribute to shifts within discourse and practice surrounding emergency food provision with the intention of enhancing community food security.
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