{"id":22121,"date":"2018-10-01T15:06:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=22121"},"modified":"2024-11-01T16:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:43:31","slug":"dinners-more-than-whats-on-your-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/connecting-with-charities\/dinners-more-than-whats-on-your-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner\u2019s More Than What\u2019s on Your Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charity Spotlight: This blog post was provided by Sufian Malik from FoodShare Toronto as part of our ongoing charity spotlight series.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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A lot goes into a meal.<\/p>\n

Look at your dinner plate. It has a piece of roast chicken or lentil curry, some leftover veggies that you turned into a side, a glass filled with your favourite drink. The ones you care about surround you, their plates piled high, and the conversation a joy. You anticipate the first bite and look forward to the next hour. You delight in everything food is: nutrition, pleasure, culture, and connection.<\/p>\n

But this isn\u2019t the picture for four million of our Canadian neighbours who experience food insecurity\u2014far too many in a country as wealthy as Canada.<\/p>\n

FoodShare Toronto Does More Than Distribute Food<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For over 30 years, FoodShare Toronto has worked on increasing food access. Instead of just distributing food, we\u2019re using innovative ways to reduce food insecurity in Toronto and build community through the food we eat.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve done this through modelling ideas like Good Food Markets<\/strong><\/a>, ones that make fresh produce available in neighbourhoods where it sometimes isn\u2019t. We\u2019ve done it through schoolyard farms where students plant, nurture, harvest, cook, and sell produce outside of their classroom. And we\u2019ve done it at community kitchens where newcomers connect with each other through meals they love.<\/p>\n

In 2017, our impact extended to 200,000 kids in schools every day, over 30,000 Torontonians served through markets, and over 9,000 folks reached though food education and more!<\/p>\n

Plus, we\u2019ve also deepened our impacts over time in schools:<\/p>\n