Category Archive
Volunteers

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

Interested in becoming a Board Member?

North York Harvest is looking for candidates to join our dynamic Board of Directors.   If you have passion for our vision of a community where all members are able […]

Posted on October 11th, 2019

Man in giant radish suit helps feed the city

Amazing news story about Josh Neubauer, Chair of the North York Harvest board of directors making a difference for our community! Read More on Now Toronto! Interested in joining the board […]

Posted on June 29th, 2018

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

“I wanted to make sure others have the same chance I did.” – How Theresa Pays it Forward

Asking for help is hard. When Theresa visited our Lawrence Heights Community Food Space for the first time, her hands were shaking. “I was so embarrassed to have to ask […]

Posted on April 9th, 2018

Light Up the Season

It’s that time of year again!  CBC is teaming up with food banks across the GTA to raise food and funds to make sure our communities have the food they […]

Posted on November 30th, 2017

Winter Food Drive 2017

December 1 – January 11 The Winter Food Drive is North York Harvest’s busiest time of year, and its during this time that we raise the most food, and engage […]

Posted on November 17th, 2017

The Value of Volunteering

Kathy and her two young sons, Matthew & Christian, are regular volunteers with North York Harvest Food Bank.  Here’s what volunteering with us means to her: “We love volunteering at […]

Posted on October 27th, 2017