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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 large group of individuals wearing yellow ISV volunteer shirts and red North York Harvest Food Bank shirts stand around a large cheque for $25,000 donated to NYH.
ISV rallies community to give back

Islamic Society of Vaughan joins North York Harvest for day of community giving At North York Harvest we’re doing everything we can to ensure our community members can meet their […]

Posted on December 19th, 2024

Donation boxes that say thank you for giving! and Community Giving Day in support of North York Harvest Food Bank.
Annual food drive inspires community pride!

How a food drive became a source of community pride What happens when you combine a DJ booth, a townhouse complex, and neighbours who are passionate about giving back? The […]

Posted on December 19th, 2024

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

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

A group of individuals wearing Green S uniforms stand in front of a large bin of donated food, smiling for the camera with a representative from North York Harvest Food Bank.
How Our Community Came Together During Disaster

How our community came together during disaster On July 16, a tremendous rainfall caused mass flooding and power outages across Toronto, and North York Harvest Food Bank got hit, hard. […]

Posted on September 13th, 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

girl holding an apple with a heart shape bitten out of it
More Canadians leaving a gift to charity

Why more Canadians are leaving a gift to charity in their Wills. We are lucky. Our supporters are thoughtful individuals, who share a concern for finding long-term food solutions and […]

Posted on March 2nd, 2023