Food Waste Must End: Why Donating to Food Banks Is the Responsibility of Restaurants and Grocery Stores
Food waste is one of the most overlooked crises of our time. While millions of people struggle to afford groceries and rely on food banks to meet basic needs, perfectly edible food is thrown away every single day. Restaurants and grocery stores sit at the...
How to Climb to Middle-Class Status: Practical Steps That Create Lasting Stability
Reaching middle-class status is not about sudden wealth or overnight success. For most people, it is the result of consistent habits, smart decisions, and long-term thinking. The middle class is typically defined by financial stability: being able to cover basic needs, handle emergencies, plan for...
How Food Banks Quietly Power the Economy and Strengthen Communities
Food banks are widely recognized for their humanitarian role—feeding individuals and families facing food insecurity. However, their impact goes far beyond hunger relief. Food banks play a crucial and often underestimated role in supporting local, regional, and national economies. From reducing public healthcare costs to...
Where Do Food Banks Get Their Food From? A Complete Guide to Food Bank Supply Sources
Food banks play a critical role in fighting hunger by providing free groceries to individuals and families facing food insecurity. While many people rely on food banks, fewer understand where all that food actually comes from. The truth is that food banks are supported by...
How to Have a Successful Job Interview (And Why It’s Also About Finding the Right Fit)
A successful job interview isn’t only about impressing an employer or landing a job offer. It’s also an opportunity to determine whether the role, company, and work environment truly suit your needs, goals, and lifestyle. Many job seekers approach interviews with the mindset that success...
How to Find the Right Job for Your Needs and Lifestyle
Finding the right job is about more than earning a paycheck. A role that aligns with your lifestyle, values, and long-term goals can improve your well-being, productivity, and overall satisfaction. In today’s evolving job market, flexibility, purpose, and balance matter just as much as salary...
Vermont Foodbank Puts Community Feedback and Peer Learning at the Center of Its Grant Strategy
As food insecurity continues to affect communities nationwide, organizations like the Vermont Foodbank are evolving not just how they distribute food, but how they support the wider network of local partners that serve people in need. In a recent feature by Food Bank News, Vermont...
Ending the Year with Double Impact: Orlando Corporation Matches Donations to Food Banks Mississauga’s Holiday Drive
As 2025 draws to a close, Food Banks Mississauga is urging the community to end the year with generosity that goes even further — thanks to a powerful matching donation initiative led by the Orlando Corporation. From December 23 to 31, 2025, every monetary gift...
A Generous Pledge With Deep Impact: The Slaight Family Commits $10 Million to Support Food Programs in the GTA and Across Canada
In a moment of escalating need, when food insecurity has reached unprecedented levels in Ontario and across Canada, the Slaight family has stepped forward with a profoundly impactful act of generosity. On December 10, 2025, United Way Greater Toronto announced that the Slaight family would...
How a Simple Cookie Filled Hearts and Pantries: Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign Raises $134,518.74 for Barrie Charities
As the holiday season approached this year in Barrie, Ont., something truly heart-warming was baking—not just in Tim Hortons ovens, but in the spirit of giving throughout the community. The 2025 Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign once again proved that a simple act—buying a...