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Transforming Food Support Into Community Power
For 40 years, North York Harvest Food Bank has been a lifeline in the community— connecting people with dignified food assistance and critical resources they need to survive.
But now our lease is up and cannot be renewed; we have to move in 2026.
With 30,000 clients relying on us for emergency food support every month, we have to act quickly or risk disrupting essential operations.
That’s why we’re launching Crisis to Catalyst: A bold $6-million capital campaign to build a new 30,000+ sq. ft. Community Food Hub.
This urgent situation has brought our organization to a transformational turning point: We’re shifting from crisis response to long-term solutions that will empower our community for generations.
Our new home will reimagine what a food bank can be – not just a safety net, but a launchpad for innovation. We will power local employment, support shelters, strengthen hundreds of partner agencies, and help thousands of families move from crisis to stability.
This Hub will:
- Strengthen warehousing and logistics for hundreds of community agencies
- Support student nutrition programs in schools, libraries, and beyond
- Triple our food storage capacity to meet rising demand
- Expand cold storage tenfold to deliver more fresh, nutritious food
- Scale up our Leadership in Logistics workforce development program
- Deliver food to shelters through our partnership with the City of Toronto
- Enable national food initiatives in partnership with Food Banks Canada
- Reduce the environmental impact of food waste
- Develop more innovative initiatives that deliver sustainable, long-term reductions in poverty
- Create shared space for community organizations to work, innovate, and grow — together
- Advance food security across Ontario by supplying affordable food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations through our social enterprise, FoodReach.
But we can’t do it without you.
The City of Toronto has recognized food insecurity as an emergency, with 1 in 10 residents now relying on food banks to survive.
This is our moment — and yours — to turn crisis into catalyst.
When you support this campaign, you’re investing in more than food; you’re investing in people, potential, and possibility. You’re sparking lasting change — felt in every meal served, every job created, every child nourished, and every barrier broken.
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