A Path to Affordable Housing in Toronto
October 29, 2021
On October 28, Daily Bread’s CEO Neil Hetherington made a deputation at the City of Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee in support of Inclusionary Zoning, a new policy that would require large developments in strong… Read More
Ontario’s Rental Increase Freeze is Ending – How Will it Impact Tenants?
October 27, 2021
We are facing a housing crisis in Toronto. The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario found that 46% of all renters in Ontario live in the Toronto area and these households need to earn $24 an hour to… Read More
Daily Bread Petition to Cut Poverty in Half by 2030 collects 27,646 Signatures
October 4, 2021
Right now, more than four million people are experiencing food insecurity in Canada. At any given time, one in eight households are unable to access enough food to meet their needs because they… Read More
Reliable, Affordable and Accessible Public Transit for All
September 28, 2021
Public transit is a vital part of any world class city and Toronto is no exception. Reliable, affordable, accessible transit is essential, yet Toronto has among the highest paid transit fares in North America. A… Read More
Daily Bread Receives Community Fund Grant from Airbnb and GlobalGiving
August 5, 2021
Airbnb believes in sharing their successes, especially with the communities that Airbnb Hosts, call home. That’s why they created the Community Fund, to distribute $100 million over 10 years to organizations that are strengthening communities… Read More
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Child Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation
August 5, 2021
Before COVID-19, one in four children accessing food banks went hungry according to their guardian. During the pandemic, this number increased to one in three. School closures also meant that many young people were unable to access nutrition programs for the entire… Read More
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Digital Access and Food Insecurity in Toronto
July 13, 2021
When the COVID-19 crisis began in March 2020, many of us became reliant on the internet for things like school, work, food and medicine deliveries, staying connected with family and friends, and more. However, with mass closures of… Read More
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#VoteHousing in the next federal election
June 30, 2021
With a minority federal government, it is likely we will be facing an election in the coming months. Daily Bread has joined a coalition of organizations across Canada in the #VoteHousing… Read More
Supporting Encampment Residents in a Growing Housing Crisis
June 4, 2021
Access to food and housing are basic human rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, yet one in five people are experiencing food insecurity and at… Read More
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