{"id":3277590,"date":"2024-11-21T14:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3277590"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:39:52","slug":"interview-cassandra-leblanc-fredericton-community-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-cassandra-leblanc-fredericton-community-kitchens","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Cassandra LeBlanc (Fredericton Community Kitchens)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Food is a fundamental right, but it can be a challenge without organizations dedicated to delivery &#8212; and those organizations have to weather all sorts of challenges of their own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3277591\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-cassandra-leblanc-fredericton-community-kitchens\/attachment\/lunchbox2024frederictoncommunitykitchens\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-800x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3277591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024FrederictonCommunityKitchens.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guest today is <strong>Cassandra LeBlanc<\/strong>, the Executive Director of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frederictoncommunitykitchens.com\/\">Fredericton Community Kitchens<\/a><\/strong>, a local non-profit organization that has been serving necessary meals for free to the public in need for decades. She joins me to talk about the impact the organization has in the community, and the difficulties in getting the word out to receive donations during a crucial holiday campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4227\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2024-11-20%20Fredericton%20Community%20Kitchens.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4227','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2024-11-20%20Fredericton%20Community%20Kitchens.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2024-11-20%20Fredericton%20Community%20Kitchens.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" 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