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$20 hamburgers and $2 bananas: The cost of food insecurity in Canada’s North | CTV News
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School food programs pivot to keep feeding students during COVID-19 | CBC News
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition programs have made many changes in order to keep feeding students.To read the full article,...
Canadians’ grocery bills are increasing; pandemic to accelerate the trend: report
Canadians who have suspected their grocery bills have been rising over the years aren’t imagining it, according to a new report that found the price of food has been steadily increasing in the last decade, and the COVID-19 pandemic is only accelerating this trend....
Why Our Kids Need Healthy School Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of health, Peterborough Public Health, states that COVID-19 has shown that school food programs are an essential service and children and their families need school food programs. Read the full article...
Kiwanis Toronto donates $16,000 to help nourish children during Covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kiwanis Toronto donates $16,000 to help nourish children during Covid-19 Toronto – When we realized students weren’t going back to class because of Covid-19, the Kiwanis Club of Toronto (KCT) wondered how children who relied on their schools’...
Ontario Supports Children and Youth During COVID-19
The Ontario government invests $1 million to improve access to healthy meals and snacks for school-age children and youth. This is wonderful news. Thank you Minister Todd Smith. This support will make a difference for families in this time of crisis. Click here to...
Deepa Prashad on the Food for Kids initiative | Breakfast Television
Thanks Deepa Prashad for your shout out about TFSS’s Food for Kids initiative. Thanks for spreading the word about how we can all help nourish children in Toronto during the COVID-19 crisis. Watch the video here. For information about Food for Kids, go to the 2:30...
The City of Toronto supports nourishing children during the COVID-19 crisis
In a news conference on Tuesday April 14th, 2020, Mayor John Tory discusses the City of Toronto’s support for nourishing children in Toronto during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to watch the...
Food prices set to rise amid COVID-19 crisis | Toronto Star
Food prices are set to increase, moving into 2021, according to a new forecast by the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University. Read the full article in the Toronto...
Toonies For Tummies – Breakfast Television interview with The Grocery Foundation
Take the #TooniesforTummies challenge when you visit your local grocery store. Shaun McKenna, Executive Director of The Grocery Foundation and Eric Limkemann, a Parent Volunteer at a Student Nutrition Program, speak about child hunger here in Toronto. Watch the...
Breakfast Club of Canada calls on Federal Government to follow through on funding for a national school program
Breakfast Club of Canada calls on Federal Government to follow through on a promise they made to fund a national school program. Watch the news report...
Food forecast shows Canadians will pay more for meat and vegetables in 2020 | Toronto Star
Food prices to surge in 2020 according to Canada’s Food Price Report. “We are definitely expecting a harder year for families when it comes to food affordability”, says lead author. Read the full article in the Toronto...