School Breakfast Program

Our partners going above and beyond to help student nutrition programs.

Over $5.8M in savings to student nutrition programs in the last 7 years

Over 4.3M healthy meals provided to kids in the last 7 years

"Our school’s breakfast program has used The Grocery Foundation’s Vouchers for several years in an effort to reduce our food costs and maximize what we can offer to our students. With a growing demand for the breakfast program at our school, as well as rising food costs, finding ways to stretch the budget has gone a long way towards ensuring we are meeting the needs of our students."High School Teacher, Ottawa

"The vouchers have made a huge difference for us to be able to purchase fresh produce and fruit to provide to our student body. As times have been tough for so many and grocery cost on the rise this has provided us the ability to get fruit and veggies into the stomachs of our students, most of them who would otherwise not have the opportunity to get this type of nutrition. Thank you!"Food & Friends Program Coordinator, Orangeville

"We have found that the cost of fruits and dairy products to be extremely expensive due to the higher markups on produce. These vouchers have helped us out tremendously in terms of having us use less of our breakfast budget. In addition, we are able to provide fruits and veggies - which we normally have to wait for to go on sale - all year around. Thanks again for providing these vouchers."Elementary School Office Administrator, Ottawa

"The use of vouchers for our Snack Program has helped our students immensely! The vouchers have helped provide nutritious fruits, vegetables, cheese and crackers that our students enjoy each day! When students have full tummies, they are able to be at school and do their best learning. Thank you for helping us to support our students and families."

What is the School Breakfast Program?

Student nutrition programs in schools across Ontario are striving to plan healthy meals and provide food to students. Having food in their tummies allows kids to learn by improving focus and concentration.

We know these programs are stretched for dollars. Our fundraising is one way we help them, but it’s not the only way.

The Foundation’s Voucher Program offers a program for Student Nutrition Programs (currently in Ontario only) whereby approved student nutrition programs can purchase vouchers which can be redeemed at participating grocery stores to obtain a range of healthy products at significant savings. With the generous cooperation of our retailer and manufacturer partners who participate in this program, we are able to help lower the cost of purchasing healthy items and the related savings means more children can be fed.

In the last 7 years, the School Breakfast Program has delivered over $5.8M in savings to student nutrition programs. That figure represents an additional 4.3M healthy meals provided to kids!