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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 family of five people stand in a gymnasium setting wearing red Society for the Living shirts
Agency Spotlight: Meet Society for the Living!

Meet Society for the Living! Since she was a little girl, Joyce has been working alongside her mother and three siblings at Society for the Living, a food bank and partner agency of North […]

Posted on February 26th, 2025

A hand reaches for a box filled with food items including canned non-perishable goods.
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

Read our Impact Report!

See your Impact in action! We’re pleased to share our biannual Impact Report, a snapshot of the amazing work we have accomplished together this year. Between March-August 2024, we made […]

Posted on November 19th, 2024

Who’s Hungry 2024

Who’s Hungry Report 2024 – Trapped in Poverty: Unprecedented Hunger in Toronto In partnership, North York Harvest Food Bank and Daily Bread Food Bank have released Who’s Hungry 2024— an […]

Posted on November 8th, 2024

A woman with long dark hair wears sunglasses and smiles outside the Lawrence Heights food space.
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Müge!

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Müge Last year, more than 26,000 volunteer hours were worked at North York Harvest. We are grateful for every person who generously gives their time to ensure […]

Posted on June 24th, 2024

Collage of North York Harvest staff posing at various food spaces
I Choose Hope

Help Get Healthy Food to Neighbours like Sandra! Did you know that after paying rent and utilities, our clients have about $6.67 left per day for food and all other […]

Posted on June 11th, 2024

Who’s Hungry Report 2023

Who’s Hungry Report 2023 In partnership, Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank have released the 2023 Who’s Hungry Report, a profile of food insecurity in the […]

Posted on November 14th, 2023