Daily Bread Blog - COVID19
 

Spotlight: Gretchen Daniels, Chief Financial Officer at Daily Bread Food Bank Featured in Pivot Magazine

March 18, 2022

Gretchen Daniels, CFO of Daily Bread Food Bank sat down with Pivot Magazine to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Food Banks and their fight to end hunger… Read More

 

Volunteer Spotlight: Nicole Gauthier 

February 14, 2022

Since the beginning of the Pandemic, volunteers like Nicole Gautier have become even more essential to the success of Daily Bread and its mission to eliminate food insecurity. Read More

 

Daily Bread CEO Deputes at Toronto’s Budget Committee

January 25, 2022

On January 25, CEO Neil Hetherington deputed in front of the City of Toronto’s Budget Committee to bring forward recommendations to tackle poverty and food insecurity. Read More

 

Food Price Inflation: What Does It Mean for Low-Income Households?

December 17, 2021

In 2021, food prices increased by 3-5% among various categories, and Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will rise by 5-7% in 2022. Read More

 

Community Champion brings her Junction neighbours together to fight hunger

September 9, 2021

With a background in food rescue and a passion for fighting hunger, Community Champion, Mahima, enjoys organizing Daily Bread donations and food drives with the Junction Residents Association  Says… Read More

 

Food Bank visits have increased over 50% since last year. This Thanksgiving you can help ensure no one goes hungry.

September 9, 2021

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us are looking forward to celebrating together with our families. But this is not the case for Sandra, a food bank… 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

 

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

 

Agency Spotlight: Feed Scarborough

July 3, 2021

Feed Scarborough (formerly Scarborough Food Security Initiative) began in 2018 as a holiday hamper program in Southwest Scarborough. In the early days of the pandemic, Suman Roy, Chair, saw that… Read More