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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

Two people smile while working a BBQ at a community event.
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 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