Bridging Worlds With an ‘Indigenist’ Lens: Groundwork for Change
By Raymond Johnson-Brown Growing up, I often felt like a bit of an anomaly. My Afro-Mi’kmaq mother and European father shaped one part of my identity, and my first-generation Jamaican foster family, the Browns, added layers of complexity. Navigating these diverse cultural spaces made me realize the importance of embracing …
Days Inns – Canada Reunites with Food Banks Canada for Second Annual #FeedSummer Campaign
TORONTO, ON–Days Inns Canada proudly announced for the second year in a row, an impactful donation to Food Banks Canada in aid of their Food For All initiative. This contribution helps replenish stock, distribute substantial donations, and deliver perishable items to Food Banks Canada’s network of food banks across the …
Rabba Roots Community Program supports Second Harvest on quest to combat food waste
MISSISSAUGA, ON–Rabba Fine Foods, the Greater Toronto Area’s local 24-hour marketplace, announced an official partnership with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization and leader in food recovery and redistribution. Rabba Fine Foods will be collaborating with Second Harvest by collecting grocery essentials and redirecting it to people in need, …
CAILEY HEAPS, CEO OF HEAPS ESTRIN TEAM, JOINS COMMUNITY FOOD CENTRES CANADA
DECEMBER 11, 2023–In support of Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC), Cailey Heaps, CEO and President of Heaps Estrin Team, has stepped up to join a cohort of donors who believe in “trust-based philanthropy” during a time of economic uncertainty that is causing significant stress for one of the country’s vital …
Food Banks Canada’s landmark Canada-wide Poverty Report Cards highlight deepening food insecurity, failures from governments
Report grades each province and territory; sets out measurable poverty reduction road map OTTAWA, ON—Poverty in Canada is entrenched, deepening, and impacting low-income and vulnerable people in every region of the country according to Food Banks Canada’s inaugural release of the Poverty Report Cards, which call for much-needed action from …
One-Day event mobilizes 400 people to help Toronto homeless
Danny, a 13-year-old volunteer, sat at one of a handful of tables on the lower floor of Holy Blossom Temple, sandwiched between his father and older brother, cutting fringes into a large swath of felt that that the trio were transforming into a blanket for someone living on the street. …
$7.5 million gift from The Slaight Family Foundation targets food insecurity
5.8 million Canadians, including 1.4 million children, experience food insecurity; 1.99 million visits to food banks in Toronto with demand projected to surpass two million for visits by the end of 2022; After rent and utilities are paid, food bank clients have on average $8.01 left per person, per day, …