Feed Scarborough wins Toronto Community Champion Award
Feed Scarborough supported those struggling with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How inflation rates affect food-bank usage in Toronto
Canadians are struggling to maintain food security due to soaring grocery prices, and it’s costing them their money and health, one expert says. “Food insecurity is associated with great risk for a wide range of…
Community walks for Coldest Night of the Year
The 11th annual Coldest Night of the Year event met its fundraising goals this month despite setbacks due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Hundreds cook classic Italian dish during world’s largest virtual cooking class
Home cooks from around the world made a comfort-food favourite on Family Day in support of Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank. The Chef Upstairs, a cooking studio in Toronto, hosted the world’s largest virtual cooking…
Mississauga food bank offers up fresh, healthy produce at weekly Malton market
The market offers a range of fruits and vegetables freshly grown in Canadian farms, combined with additional donations.
This youth hockey team left the Durham community speechless with their ‘soup-er’ donation to the local food bank
A youth hockey team in Durham Region spent the winter raising cans of soup for charity by playing video games, creating a ripple effect within the community. The Durham Crusaders competed for the Chevrolet Good…
As the pandemic pushes food insecurity to new heights, one woman pushes back
By 1:55 p.m. the lineup outside a new unnamed, unassuming food bank in a Scarborough apartment building has stretched all the way down the hall, with patrons evenly spaced the entire way. One by one,…
These ‘good neighbours’ are pandemic heroes for many
The Good Neighbour Project, a volunteer organization that launched in March 2020 to deliver groceries and other necessities to the vulnerable, has helped thousands of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its volunteers have no intention of stopping.
Meet the couple who helped a small Niagara city ‘win, win, win’ during the pandemic
Paul and Tina Turner are lifelong residents of Welland, Ont. They have seen it at its height when it was a bustling steel town providing jobs for thousands of locals in the 1960s and 70s….
Scavenger hunt lets families enjoy supporting food bank
On April 3, the Mississauga Food Bank will be holding the Scavenger Hunt, an initiative that aims to raise food for people in need.