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SOCIAL SERVICES
Vision:
Zero
Hunger
GrowQC Food Bank
The project aims to create an integrated end-to-
end food bank system which is able to secure food
from public and private partners to deliver basic
Workforce Ready food commodities at the center of communities and
specific targeted food-vulnerable communities.
A program that calls for inclusive learning
recovery and investments for future-ready The city feeds at least 2.96M residents
human resources. Areas of investment may daily (2020 PSA Census)
include: infrastructure; learning spaces; The city currently has eight (8) public
curriculum enhancement; internship; markets, twenty-seven (27) private
equipment; learning resources; and markets, and sixty (60) talipapas
capacity building. 142 barangays as potential market
locations
To be implemented in 158 public 347 urban farms and gardens as source
schools, catering to over 450,000 of fresh produce
students Target to establish one (1) food bank in
12,535 Senior High School every district of the city
graduates (SY 2021-2022) 14.7% in Metro Manila (est. 501,000)
Target to have 100% of learners are or approx. 150,000 families in QC
grade level ready by 2025 experienced involuntary hunger (as of
June 2022 SWS Survey)
Persons-in-charge: Dr. Jenilyn Rose B. Corpuz, 488 of 3,184,407 or 0.015% are wasted
CESO VI; Ms. Maricris F. Veloso children (2021 QC City Health Dept–
Email: sdo.quezoncity@deped.gov.ph;
maricris.veloso@quezoncity.gov.ph; Nutrition Section at Total Pop (2021) x
education@quezoncity.gov.ph 8.54% of each Barangay)
2022, C40 Cities Bloomberg Philantrophies Awards
Finalist, GrowQC: Food Security Program under the
Innovative Climate Solutions Category Persons-in-charge:
Mr. Emmanuel Hugh F. Velasco II
Co-Chair, QC Food Security Task Force;
Mr. Francis Ian Agatep
Email: ian.agatep@quezoncity.gov.ph;
growqc@quezoncity.gov.ph
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