February 1, 2017
Eating and Tweeting in Cornwall
Today, another of our Agents of Change Ambassadors, Heba Kemal, a Grade 12 student from St. Lawrence Secondary School, in Cornwall held another To...
January 27, 2017
Student Nutrition Programs = Student Success
Student nutrition programs help create a healthy school nutrition environment. They are also a cost effective way to promote health and learning ...
January 25, 2017
Contest Winner Announced
Thank you to all of the students across Ontario who took the time to share with us your thoughts on student nutrition.
We look forward to sharing ...
January 17, 2017
Waverley Drive PS
Ice, cancelled buses and the cold was not going to stop Grade 8 student MacKenzie Wilson, the morning of January 17, 2017.
MacKenzie, her fellow s...
December 12, 2016
Donating is Good for You: Body & Soul
The holidays are a time for giving, and not just because it's the last couple weeks of donation season for 2016 income tax receipts. That alone wi...
November 15, 2016
Why Food is About As Good As Philanthropy Gets
Food is central to cultures around the world.
It nourishes communities.
It brings people together.
At The Grocery Foundation, we believe it is a h...
September 20, 2016
Subject: You are the best
Dear Grocery Foundation,
Today I had a very good day.
I help run two school breakfast programs in Shelburne Ontario, Glenbrook Elementary School a...
September 9, 2016
Your Toonies for Tummies Donations Are Back to School!
The February #Toonies4Tummies campaign seems a long way off from the first day of school, but here at The Grocery Foundation we see first hand how...
September 6, 2016
Student Nutrition Volunteers Honoured by The Grocery Foundation
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers from across the province, kids returning to school are starting their day off right with a healthy meal.
It's ...
June 21, 2016
Breakfast Matters!
Breakfast is often described as "the most important meal of the day" and we agree, for many reasons. Studies have shown a direct correlation between eating a nutritious breakfast and how students perform at school.
June 1, 2016
We're Hungry for Change
Eleven youth Ambassadors identified by the Ontario Student Nutrition Program Network (OSNPN) spoke at our first ever Agents of Change Summit on Fe...
May 2, 2016
Breakfast Programs offer a Safe Place for all!
When I think of a school breakfast program, I visualize a child sitting at a table eating a bowl of whole grain cereal, a crisp red apple with a cold glass of milk. What I cannot see is the reason for which this child attends the program. Hunger is my guess; however, a school counsellor gave me a different viewpoint.
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