FoodShare putting black chefs front and centre in Recipe for Change fundraiser
Paul Taylor, Executive Director at FoodShare Toronto, and Suzanne Barr, FoodShare Board Member and Chef, talk about why FoodShare is centring Black chefs at Recipe for Change 2020. Hear the radio segment at the CBC by clicking here.Read more
Foodshare program lets homeless cook for themselves
Jade Guthrie, Community Kitchens Coordinator at FoodShare Toronto, talks about a FoodShare program that is all about cooking for folks in transitional housing. Read the full story at the Toronto Star’s website by clicking here.Read more
Food education programs that focus on “obesity” do more harm than good
Katie German, Director of Programs at FoodShare Toronto, writes about how focusing on ‘obesity’ does more harm than good when it comes to physical and mental health. Read the full story at the Toronto Star’s website by clicking here.Read more
No one should go hungry this holiday season
Every year the holidays are bittersweet for me. I treasure time shared with family and loved ones. But I’m also reminded of times when my family struggled through the holidays because we were poor and sometimes hungry. For too many...Read more
An inside look at the wet, dirty world of Toronto’s dishwashers
NOW Magazine covered In the Pit: The Untold Stories of Toronto’s Dishwashers. You can read the whole story here. Read more
Race and Food Insecurity factsheet
FoodShare partnered with PROOF Food Insecurity Policy Research to take a look at Race and Food Insecurity. Click here to read the factsheet.Read more
Donor Spotlight: David Ross Weegar
All of us at FoodShare extend our heartfelt thanks in recognition of the late David Ross Weegar. David left a most generous bequest in his Will in support of our programs to promote and support food justice. For more than...Read more
Food insecurity worse for black Canadians than white Canadians
The Globe and Mail covered the Intersections of Race and Food Security, a research project we’re working on with our partners at PROOF. You can read the whole story here.Read more
Black families twice as likely to go hungry as white households
The Toronto Star covered the Intersections of Race and Food Security, a research project we’re working on with our partners at PROOF. You can read the whole story here.Read more