Category Archive
Food Drive

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 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

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

2 parents with their 2 children, each parent giving piggyback to 1 child, in front of camper van
Everyone Can Be A Hero

Family, friends and relaxation, that’s what summer should be all about. But for many families in our community, summer adds a significant stress as they grapple with additional food costs. […]

Posted on July 20th, 2021

Winter Food Drive: Reach for a Million Launch!

Today marks the official launch of North York Harvest’s Winter Food Drive: Reach for a Million. Running until January 10, 2020, our special goal is to raise 1 million combined […]

Posted on November 25th, 2019

Summer Heroes

What if you simply couldn’t afford the food your child needed to be well? That’s an issue that I must face each day.   My name is Jessica. My 9 […]

Posted on June 5th, 2018

Fill the Shelves

Every month North York Harvest helps over 16,000 people meet their food needs.  And we need YOUR help! Our shelves are almost empty and we are out of stock on key […]

Posted on June 5th, 2018

A Lot of Plates to Fill

Did you know that 918,724 Canadians will use a food bank this summer? Those are A LOT of plates to fill! Did you know that food banks around the entire country are […]

Posted on May 17th, 2018