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The Heart Behind the Meals: A Spotlight on Student Nutrition Program Volunteers

The Heart Behind the Meals: A Spotlight on Student Nutrition Program Volunteers

by Andrea Koohi | Apr 24, 2026 | Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

Student Nutrition Programs run on much more than food. They run on the care and dedication of an amazing team of volunteers. Yet as volunteer rates declined across the country in recent years, Toronto’s Student Nutrition Programs (SNPs) were not immune to the...
New Cargo Vans Hit the Road Thanks to $182K Ontario Government Grant—Bringing Healthy Food to Toronto Kids in Need

New Cargo Vans Hit the Road Thanks to $182K Ontario Government Grant—Bringing Healthy Food to Toronto Kids in Need

by Axile Gerona | Jun 9, 2025 | News, Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

Toronto, ON – On May 30, Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS) staff gathered at Amesbury Middle School to recognize and celebrate the impact of a $182,000 grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant, awarded in 2024,...
Chefs for Change: A Tasty Recipe for Feeding Hungry Kids Across Toronto! 

Chefs for Change: A Tasty Recipe for Feeding Hungry Kids Across Toronto! 

by Axile Gerona | Apr 3, 2025 | Events, News, Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

Chefs for Change was a game-changing night, where exceptional food met an even more extraordinary cause! This incredible culinary gathering, in support of hungry kids across Toronto, brought together a dream team of Michelin-starred chefs, top Toronto food stars,...
Federal food program ‘fantastic’ but students need more: advocate

Federal food program ‘fantastic’ but students need more: advocate

by Lindsay McRae | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

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...
Justin Trudeau announces national school food program amid rising grocery prices | Toronto Star

Justin Trudeau announces national school food program amid rising grocery prices | Toronto Star

by Lindsay McRae | Apr 2, 2024 | News, Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

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...
Young children are facing an epidemic of vision loss, experts say. What’s behind the surge in myopia? | Toronto Star

Young children are facing an epidemic of vision loss, experts say. What’s behind the surge in myopia? | Toronto Star

by Lindsay McRae | Apr 1, 2024 | News, Nutrition, Student Nutrition Programs

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...
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