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...
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...
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...
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 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...
The 2019 Who’s Hungry Report has been released, and shows that food bank use in Toronto has increased. Due to the rising cost of living, the number of food bank visits has grown by 4 per cent. In a survey of 1,400 food bank clients, 53 per cent of respondents...
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