Daily Bread CEO Testifies About Federal Grocery Rebate
May 18, 2023
On May 17, Neil Hetherington, CEO, Daily Bread Food Bank, testified to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance about the recently announced grocery rebate as part of the… Read More
Is the Social Safety Net Being Outsourced to Food Banks?
May 9, 2023
Food bank usage is higher than it has ever been in our 40-year history. People with employment, social-assistance recipients, newcomers, young families and seniors are all turning to food banks… Read More
How Much Does It Cost to Eat Nutritiously?
March 7, 2023
Food is a human right, but nutritious food, can be expensive, and depending on household composition and income sources, the cost of eating nutritious food varies from one household to… Read More
Nowhere to Go: An Investigation of How Clients Would Cope if There Were No Food Banks
March 3, 2023
Food banks are a critical stopgap for most people. Clients turn to food banks once they have run out of other options, but what would happen if food banks did… Read More
Community Researchers Needed for Annual Who's Hungry Report
February 23, 2023
Research volunteers are needed to administer surveys with food bank clients about their experiences with food insecurity and poverty in Toronto. The results of this survey inform Daily Bread Food… Read More
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New Report: "If I Had $100, I'd Buy a New Book"
January 17, 2023
The province created the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in order to provide income support to Ontarians with disabilities in financial need. Yet it’s been well established through Daily Bread… Read More
The 2030 Project - Season 2 Recap
November 17, 2022
Affordable housing. Social-assistance rates. Basic income. How do these critical factors play a role in creating a Canada without poverty? Host Dave Trafford and expert guests tackle this and more… Read More
Who’s Hungry 2022: A Story of a System Under Strain
November 14, 2022
In partnership, Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank have released Who’s Hungry 2022 – a report profiling food insecurity, poverty and system strain in the City… Read More
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A Decade of Deep Poverty
October 19, 2022
A new study analyzing the last 12 years of Daily Bread data found that, almost every year, the median income of food bank clients has been 50% below the official poverty line… Read More