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Unequal City: The Hidden Divide Among Toronto’s Children and Youth
This report draws on the Statistics Canada 2016 Census and other new data sources to describe the level, distribution and depth of poverty among Toronto children, youth and their families. Its main findings are the following: Indigenous families with children in the...
Toronto Star Article – Toronto child poverty divided along racial lines
Toronto remains the child poverty capital of Canada with more than one in four kids living in low-income families, says a new report based on the 2016 census. But even more troubling is the racial divide among the region’s poor children, according to the report being...
Thank You for supporting feed tomorrow week 2017!
A great big “thank you” to all who supported the 13th annual feed tomorrow week – we couldn’t do it without you. With the support of a declaration from Toronto City Council and hundreds of volunteers, including students, politicians, donors and public figures, the...
A new campaign to get support for in-school breakfast programs
Breakfast Club of Canada President Daniel Germain talks about a new campaign to get support for in-school breakfast programs. Watch video by clicking...
Hunger among students
Breakfast Clubs of Canada's Daniel Germain on how hunger impacts kids' ability to focus and learn while in school (click picture below to go to video...
One in five Canadian children are at risk of going back-to-school hungry
There’s a crisis in Canadian classrooms – children are going to school hungry. We've heard this message before, but it's getting worse: Every day, 1 in 5 Canadian children are at risk of going to school on an empty stomach. Empty stomachs not only lead to an emptiness...
Canada needs national school lunch program, say advocates
As school bells start ringing again across Canada, many parents are back to worrying what to put in their kids lunches so that they will eat it. And it's not just what kind of food that's a concern, but also if kids have enough time to eat their lunches — creating a...
Canadian students eating less nutritious food during school hours: study
Canadian children aren’t getting enough nutrition during school hours, causing them to fall short of daily dietary recommendations, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers compared the nutritional profile of foods consumed during...
The Star : National school food program needed
Canadian children return to school with insufficient access to healthy food. As children across the country go back to school, a recent UNICEF report ranked Canada 37th out of 41 high-income countries around access to nutritious food for children, below the United...
Access to ‘ethical’ food often available only to the wealthy, study says
The benefits of buying "ethical" food at farmer's markets and organic grocers often comes at the expense of equal access, according to a new report.
The study, by University of Guelph researcher Kelly Hodgins and professor Evan Fraser, highlights a paradox within the "ethical eating" movement. While eating local or organic food is often touted as superior from a health, environmental and oftentimes ethical perspective, such foods are often available only in Canada to the wealthy, with limited access for those living on lower or even middle incomes.
Raptors star Cory Joseph's new partnership takes on childhood hunger
Toronto Raptor Cory Joseph is lending his famous name and deep pockets to a charity drive to stamp out childhood hunger in Canada.
Canada ranked 25th on children’s well-being amongst rich countries: UNICEF
Canada ranks 37th on a list of 41 rich countries for children having access to enough nutritious food, and higher-than-average rates of child homicide and teen suicide also point to a need for action, a UNICEF report says. Over 22 per cent of Canadian children live in...