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A Bigger Vision for Our Community Food Hub
When we launched our capital campaign, we set out to build something bold: a Community Food Hub that could meet today’s needs while helping create long-term solutions to food insecurity.
But as we’ve continued meeting and listening to our community, our partners, and hearing the realities our clients face everyday, one thing has become clear:
We need to go further.
That’s why we are increasing our campaign goal to $8 million.
Why the Change?
Our original plans included cold storage that would expand our capacity. But over the past years, demand has surged, and conversations with our network of over 300 community partners have reinforced the same message:
Access to fresh, nutritious food is one of the biggest gaps in northern Toronto.
To meet this need, we are significantly expanding our cold storage capacity.
Our new fridge will be nearly 5,000 square feet…almost the size of our entire current warehouse!
It means more fresh produce, more dairy, more culturally relevant food, and more dignity for the people in our community.
Building for What Comes Next
Through our partnership with the City of Toronto, we were proud to be part of a winning solution in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge recognizing a new approach to school food that reduces costs and increases access.
At the same time, the Government of Canada is advancing a national school food program.
These are once-in-a-generation opportunities, but without the right infrastructure, we can’t scale to meet them.
The Community Food Hub is the missing piece that allows us and our partners to deliver on our vision.
More Than Food: Strengthening the System
This investment goes far beyond storage.
It will allow us to grow FoodReach, our social enterprise that helps hundreds of non-profits and community organizations access affordable, reliable food.
By increasing our capacity, we can:
- Reach thousands more organizations across Ontario
- Purchase more food from local farmers and suppliers
- Invest millions of dollars back into our local economy each year
At the same time, we are expanding Leadership in Logistics and developing new workforce training programs with community partners.
These programs create pathways to stable employment, because addressing food insecurity requires more than just food.
This is a major step toward our vision: a community where everyone can meet their food needs.
Help Us Close the Gap
Our goal is $8 million. We’ve raised $5.5M so far.
Right now, your gift goes further. Through a transformational match from The Sprott Foundation, every $1 becomes $5.
Every dollar brings us closer to opening our Community Food Hub and scaling solutions that will last for generations!
This is the moment.
Let’s finish this together. Give today.
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