The federal government’s new national school food program is a great first step toward meeting the nutritional needs of Toronto’s children, but there is more work to be done. This CBC article explores the dire state of student nutrition programs across the...
Great news! The Canadian Government announced a National School Food Program, pledging $1 billion over five years to feed kids as grocery prices continue to rise. The program is hoping to provide healthy school meals to roughly 400,000 children who are not served by...
Kids across Ontario are experiencing vision loss at startling rates. As of 2018, nearly 30 per cent of Ontarian kids aged 11 to 13 had myopia, also known as nearsightedness. Experts say this figure has skyrocketed to epidemic levels since the pandemic. To read the...
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $5 million to improve school nutrition programs across the province. Alberta’s school nutrition program already provides daily meals to approximately 58,000 students, and this one-time grants aims to help schools in...
Canada is experiencing a public health crisis. Nearly 1 in 5 families are reporting food insecurity and are struggling to put a “square” meal on the table amidst the cost-of-living crisis. This is a major cause for concern, given that poor nutrition is...
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