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Our social enterprise FoodReach is a community impact powerhouse! In 2025 FoodReach continued to advance North York Harvest’s mission, increase food access for non-profits, and keep money and jobs flowing within our local economy.
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2025 Highlights
Keeping costs down
2025 was another record-breaking year of food insecurity for communities across Ontario. Food prices in Canada also increased 6.2%, squeezing food budgets for community members and non-profits serving essential meals every day.
This year, FoodReach grew its network of customers by 49%. By utilizing this network’s bulk purchasing power, FoodReach was able to reduce costs on key food items to help more food banks, drop-in meal programs, libraries, and schools nourish their communities.
Feeding more kids
In February 2025, North York Harvest Executive Director Ryan Noble joined Mayor Olivia Chow at a press conference calling for the expansion of the student nutrition program. Together they helped secure funding for the program in the 2025 Toronto city budget, so more children could focus on learning, not hunger.
In partnership with the City of Toronto and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, FoodReach grew from supporting 38 school food programs, up to 81! That’s over 31,000 students receiving nutritious food at school every day — powered by FoodReach.
Building shared prosperity
This year FoodReach furthered its commitment to local procurement, with over 50% of the food in its purchasing portal sourced from regional producers! That means FoodReach can keep money circulating within our economy by supporting local businesses, while also protecting the non-profit supply chain against harmful disruptions, like tariffs.
Revenue earned also supports North York Harvest’s operations and workforce training program, Leadership in Logistics. This is North York Harvest’s Community Wealth Building Model in action: Local dollars are reinvested while food access is improved for thousands of people across food banks, shelters, libraries, and schools — affordably and equitably.
In 2026 FoodReach will grow again when we move into our new Community Food Hub. More food for more non-profits, more Leadership in Logistics graduates, and more sustainable revenue to support North York Harvest as we work toward our vision of a community where all members can meet their food needs.
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