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Welcome to Weston Area Emergency Support

Agency Spotlight: Welcome to WAES North York Harvest Food Bank is the primary food bank of Northern Toronto, but we’re more than just one organization. We work with a network […]

Posted on April 25th, 2025

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Community BBQ to Get Out the Vote this federal election!

Removing barriers at the ballot box As the need for food banks is reaching record highs, voter turnout in our community is reaching record lows. There are many barriers stopping […]

Posted on April 24th, 2025

Read our latest Impact Statement!

Building stronger communities, together In this Impact Report, you’ll learn not only who you are helping today, but how we are working alongside our community to fight for long-term solutions […]

Posted on April 23rd, 2025

A group of 30 people hold the red North York Harvest Food Bank banner outside City Hall. Others in the background are holding protest signs for social issues like affordable housing.

Our community mobilized for change – and won!

In December, the City of Toronto declared food insecurity an emergency. In the following two months, North York Harvest Food Bank collected hundreds of petition signatures, sent dozens of letters […]

Posted on February 27th, 2025

A warehouse full of boxes and North York Harvest Food Bank staff packing orders.

North York Harvest Food Bank needs a new home

NYH needs a new home to nourish our community for years to come! Sadly, North York Harvest Food Bank needs to find a new home. With more than 1 in […]

Posted on January 30th, 2025

A woman in a red North York Harvest Food Bank shirt gestures to a board filled with Post-It notes under issues like affordable housing and lack of newcomer supports.

Food for Thought: Food banks need solutions, not scapegoats

Food banks need solutions, not scapegoats In our Food for Thought series, individuals within North York Harvest Food Bank will share their experience in matters pertaining to food insecurity and […]

Posted on December 23rd, 2024

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Food banks can’t solve food insecurity

People aren’t just falling through the cracks, the ground is collapsing beneath their feet In our Food for Thought series, individuals within North York Harvest Food Bank will share their […]

Posted on November 28th, 2024

A teenage girl stands outside on a sunny day in front of a box full of bags of donated food. She holds a poster for her food drive which reads 'We Scare Hunger'

10 years of family food drives

Passing the torch on the family food drive Ten years ago, Berry Meyerowitz launched a community food drive with his family around Halloween with the tagline: We Scare Hunger. “My […]

Posted on November 26th, 2024

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