In 2023, 18% of Canadians experienced food insecurity, which represents 1 in 5 households. Against this backdrop of rising food insecurity, Freedom City is on the frontlines to help as many people as we can. In the fiscal years 2022-2023, we received and distributed over 1.6 million pounds of food, benefiting over 4000 individuals weekly. In August of 2023 we launched the Zero Hunger program, aiming to eradicate food insecurity in the GTA, through collaboration with businesses, organizations, government agencies and network partners. Since then, we have begun to make inroads in reducing food insecurity in a number of communities in the GTA and other areas in Ontario in collaboration with our Network Partners.