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We believe no child should have to go hungry. That’s why the Grocery Foundation of Atlantic Canada is proud to support Toonies for Tummies. This y...

We believe no child should have to go hungry.

That’s why the Grocery Foundation of Atlantic Canada is proud to support Toonies for Tummies. This year, we’ll be raising money to help feed hungry children across Atlantic Canada. The Grocery Foundation of Atlantic Canada (GFAC) is modeled after the Grocery Foundation of Ontario.

We represent retailers (Co-op, Sobeys and our independents), manufactures, brokers and otherbusinesses and associations connected to or directly involved in the food industry. Co-op and our group of independent stores are proud to be part of the Foundation.

To date, we’ve donated more than $7 million since 1999 to registered charities serving the needs of physically or emotionally challenged children in Atlantic Canada.

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The Grocery Foundation is pleased to welcome Co-op Atlantic as a 2015 retailer. Be sure to watch at participating locations during the month of February where you can support #Toonies4Tummies at the till and help feed hungry kids.

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We are so grateful to Canadians who support Toonies for Tummies during our annual store campaign and, year-round, online.

You may know on April 16th, the Federal Government confirmed plans to support student nutrition programs. Specifically, the budget has announced the creation of a National School Food Program, which will provide $1 billion over five years to Employment and Social Development Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Indigenous Services Canada, starting in 2024‑25.

You may wonder what does this government funding mean specific to the need and our efforts to fundraise?

Without a doubt, we continue to need your support. While many student nutrition program leaders are encouraged by the incremental government support, many have taken to the news and social media to confirm even with this support, funding gaps will persist.

The Grocery Foundation's Vision, that no Canadian child goes to school hungry, remains fully intact. Our work continues and remains vital to support hungry children through their school’s student nutrition program. There is no change whatsoever in our focus, our mission, or our reliance on your support.

The programs we help fund are universal in nature. That means all children who require a healthy meal have access. Those on the front lines of these programs affirm their positive impact and positive halo beyond the day’s nutrition, from attendance, behaviours to the school community and mental health. The programs you help fund also support foundational nutrition knowledge and social skill building, as many programs include mechanisms for student involvement in menu planning, food preparation and serving of food to peers.

Thank you for choosing to support hungry children in your community, nourishing their health, well-being, academic success while fostering their school community. With your continued support, we will continue to help dreams take flight and nourish over 3,000 programs and neighbourhoods, yours among them.