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$7.5 Million Gift from The Slaight Family Foundation Targets Food Insecurity

December 5, 2022

This holiday season, The Slaight Family Foundation is targeting the monumental issue of food insecurity and access to nutritious foods by gifting $7.5 million to six organizations who will leverage… Read More

 

Who's Hungry 2022 Report: Food Banks Hit Crisis Levels

November 15, 2022

A new report by Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank reveals low incomes, high housing costs and inflation are pushing people to crisis-level food bank use. Read More

 

Increase in Food Bank Visits Directly Associated with Government Policies: New Report

March 24, 2022

A new report by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary shows food bank visits rise with increases in rent, fall with increases in minimum wage and… Read More

 

Who's Hungry Report 2021 - Toronto Food Banks Hit 1.45 Million Annual Visits

November 15, 2021

The 2021 Who's Hungry Report released by Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest reveals a 47% increase in food bank visits compared to the previous year. Read More

 

Daily Bread Food Bank Founder, Sister Marie Tremblay Has Passed Away at the Age of 99. She Leaves a Powerful Legacy in the City of Toronto.

November 5, 2021

With deep sadness, the volunteers and staff at Daily Bread Food Bank mourn the passing of the organization’s founder, Sister Marie Tremblay. Sister Marie was a member of the Sisters… Read More

Fighting Holiday Hunger – Daily Bread Opens Latest Toronto Food Bank in Scarborough

December 14, 2018

In an effort to alleviate growing food insecurity in the inner suburbs, Daily Bread has opened Toronto’s newest food bank in Scarborough, an area of Toronto that has seen an… Read More

Daily Bread Food Bank Sets Highest Holiday Fundraising Goal to Date

November 23, 2018

Daily Bread’s annual Holiday Food Drive kicks off on Monday, November 26 with an aim to reach a fundraising goal of $4 million – the largest goal by Daily Bread… Read More

Richardson GMP Helps Keep Daily Bread Moving

November 14, 2018

Richardson GMP announced a three-year, $100,000 sponsorship of Daily Bread Food Bank’s food delivery trucks used for distribution of food to their 126 member agencies. This sponsorship is part of the firm’s… Read More

Report by Toronto Food Banks Reveals Long-term Trend of Rising Food Bank Use

October 31, 2018

At the end of 2008 when the economic crisis hit Toronto, food banks saw a dramatic jump in use by nearly 10%. A recent report shows that despite Toronto’s growth… Read More