About
The VanDyck Foundation
The VanDyck Foundation, with charitable status number 77364 5148 RR0001, is a private operating foundation governed by a restricted charitable purpose trust, rather than a Board of Directors.
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The VanDyck Foundation is dedicated to advocating for social justice, human rights, and equality for vulnerable women in the County of Simcoe, Ontario. We are committed to creating a more just and equitable society for all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances, with a focus and priority placed on helping low-income women.


Leah Dyck
I, Leah Dyck, am a Social Justice Advocate, and sole Trustee of The VanDyck Foundation. I'm also a Rent-Geared-to-Income (“RGI”) tenant of the Barrie Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation (“BMNPHC”), also known as “Barrie Housing”, and have been since 2009.
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Between 2021 and 2024, I ran a food security program called 'Fresh Food Weekly'. I personally raised nearly $200K between June 2022 and March 2024. And between 2021 and 2024, our volunteers delivered half-a-million dollars-worth of fresh food to thousands of low-income residents in Barrie and Innisfil, Ontario.
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Now I'm determined to get Fresh Food Weekly up and running again because not only is it still needed, it's needed more than ever.