Project Ramadan paves the way with food baskets
Thousands of families across the Greater Toronto Area are being helped throughout Ramadan.
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Tag: food banks
People protest ‘greedflation’ outside Freeland’s Toronto office
ACORN members protested high food prices. The protesters wrote the finance minister a letter demanding immediate action to curb high food pricing.
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Working class headed to ‘dark place’ without reform: food bank advocates
Food Banks Canada’s Poverty Report Cards exposed Ontario’s ugly truths and amplified the distress call to make poverty reduction strategies a reality.
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‘Hunger is hunger’: a call to action for free breakfast and lunch programs in schools
Toronto Youth Cabinet and 13 other provincial and federal stakeholders send a letter to the provincial government for universal school food programs.
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Etobicoke church hopes new program connects with families facing food struggles
St. Philip’s Lutheran Church aims to ease stress on families as the pandemic continues to ravage food prices and availability.
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Food banks come in handy amid COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave food banks and support agencies $100 million to support people affected by COVID-19.
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Humber College students increasingly relying on food banks
The 2015 annual Food Bank report shows an increased dependency on outreach programs since the 2008 recession. Story by Edward Hitchins.
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CICE lends a hand to food banks
By Maria-Josee Martinez The Community Integration through Co-operative Education program...
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More Canadians visiting food banks, new report finds
A new report by the Daily Bread says the number of Canadians using food banks is on the rise. The ‘Who’s Hungry: A Tale of Three Cities,” report found the food bank received over a million client visits. Faiza Amin and Rachel Landry have the details.
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