Connecting Through Food
Guest blog by Shirah Stern, Development Associate Corporate Giving Did you know that there are free toy lending libraries in North York? Or literacy programs to prepare children for school? […]
Posted on July 29th, 2016
In the Warehouse
North York Harvest provides food for 47 agencies throughout Toronto. Those agencies serve over 13,000 people each month – that’s a lot of food! Ever wonder where all the generous donations […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2016
A Kitchen with a Mission
I’m obsessed with cooking shows. Most recently, it’s been MasterChef Australia. I like it better than the American or Canadian versions because the contestants spend more time cooking. I am […]
Posted on June 24th, 2016
New Beginnings
Canada has a long history of welcoming refugees fleeing war, famine and persecution. Since the 1700’s Canada has welcomed refugees around the world. In the 1780’s we welcomed African Americans […]
Posted on June 17th, 2016
Nutrition for a Lifetime
One of the amazing things about working with North York Harvest is getting the chance to meet so many different people in our community. Earlier this week I took the […]
Posted on April 15th, 2016
Putting More than Food on the Table
What do you think of when you imagine a food bank? I used to think of a basic definition of a food bank – a place for people to come […]
Posted on March 11th, 2016
Agency Development
The Average Agency is volunteer run & has limited resources. This year your funds helped us invest in 4 agencies to increase food, enhance client services & empower agencies to […]
Posted on February 26th, 2016
2016 Spring Food Drive
Every groundhog day, Canada patiently waits to see what Wiarton Willie has to say about how much longer we have to wait out the winter. Well… as of February 2, […]
Posted on February 19th, 2016