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Yesterday, two of our Agents of Change students, Emma and MacKenzie, took part in Breakfast Television in Toronto which also aired in Vancouver an...

Yesterday, two of our Agents of Change students, Emma and MacKenzie, took part in Breakfast Television in Toronto which also aired in Vancouver and in Calgary.

We are very proud of all of the Agents of Change Ambassadors who are making the Toonies for Tummies campaign their own and helping spotlight the impact these programs are having.

 

Watch Tracy Moore talk about The Grocery Foundation and Toonies for Tummies on BT Calgary

About 1,218,534 kids are served at student nutrition programs each year in Ontario. We are product to work with our partner, the Ontario Student Nutrition Program Network and all of the lead agencies across Ontario to help ensure your donations are used toward nutritious meals and snacks in elementary and high schools.

Programs in western Canada are having a similar impact. According to our partner, Breakfast Club of Canada about 9,179 kids are served at student nutrition programs each day in Manitoba & Saskatchewan and 13,216 kids are served at student nutrition programs each day in Alberta & BC. Take a look at the impact and just how many children are benefitting from our collective efforts and donations.


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100% of proceeds raised from #Toonies4Tummies remain in the community in which they’re donated.

Our goal is to raise $850,000 during this two week campaign. Providing over 1.7 million health snacks and meals in schools across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

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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.