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Rising food prices hit more than your grocery bill | About That
April 20, 2023
CBC’s ‘About That’ team recently spoke to students, staff and experts across the country about the impact of inflation on school meal programs, and what will happen if meal program budgets run dry.
To watch the full video, click here: https://youtu.be/T07azHzFqm4
Demand for tutors outpacing supply | CBC News
January 9, 2023
After a challenging few years, many students across Toronto are in need of academic support. CBC News visited beyond 3:30 to see our small-group tutoring in action.
To watch the full video, click here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2159486019743
Tutoring is helping kids catch up — but there aren’t enough spaces for students in need | CBC News
December 22, 2022
Though students are back in the classroom, they’re still feeling the impact of the past few years on their education. Some students need support catching up. Recently, CBC News visited beyond 3:30 to see our small-group tutoring in action.
To read the full article, click here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/catchup-tutoring-demand-1.6677383
Toronto student nutrition programs face ‘critical year’ due to rising food prices | CBC News
September 9, 2022
With demand for nutrition increasing exponentially among students, and the cost of food out of control, this may well be a critical year for Student Nutrition Programs.
Click here to learn more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/student-nutrition-breakfast-lunch-programs-ontario-1.6569524
Students going hungry was a problem before COVID-19. What happens to school breakfast programs when a pandemic is changing everything? | Toronto Star
August 20, 2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition programs made many changes in order to keep feeding students.
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https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta/2020/08/20/students-going-hungry-was-a-problem-before-covid-19-what-happens-to-school-breakfast-programs-when-a-pandemic-is-changing-everything.html
A program to help kids with poor eyesight is also helping their foreign doctors | CBC News
February 1, 2017
A one-of-a-kind vision-screening program for Toronto schoolchildren is giving foreign-trained doctors a rare opportunity to improve their skills so they can apply to Canadian medical residency programs.
Click here to read the full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doctors-vision-tdsb-1.3953529
TDSB serves 136,000 meals to students each day as child poverty rises| CBC News
January 3, 2017
Child poverty is a growing problem in the classroom — and it’s prompting Canada’s largest school board to prepare a staggering 136,000 breakfasts and lunches for students each day.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-child-poverty-school-1.3907879
Dana Levenson visits Dundas Public School| CTV News
December 5, 2016
CTV News Toronto’s Dana Levenson visits Dundas Public School Student Nutrition Program.
To watch the full video click here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-child-poverty-school-1.3907879
Foundation provides free vision, hearing tests to youth from low-income families | Global News
January 20, 2014
Global News’ Susan Hay and her team paid a visit to George Webster Elementary School in East York, where she documented students in grade five receiving glasses free-of-charge thanks to our supporters at ClearlyContacts.ca.
Click here to read the full article:
https://globalnews.ca/news/1094558/inner-city-schools-receive-the-gift-of-sight-and-sound/