Stretching Your Food Budget: Smart Ways to Save Without Sacrificing Nutrition or Joy
Managing a food budget can be challenging, especially as grocery prices continue to rise and household expenses compete for limited resources. For many individuals and families, stretching food dollars while still preparing nutritious, satisfying meals is not just a goal—it’s a necessity. The good news...
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...
Let’s Feed More Families® Across the Country This Holiday Season: A Call to Compassion and Action
Every year as the holiday season approaches, Canadians are reminded not just of celebration and gratitude — but also of the difficult realities many of their neighbours face. This year, Food Banks Canada and its partners are once again sounding the call to action with...
Celebrating Community Kindness: Ottawa’s Support for CBC’s Make the Season Kind
In December 2025, the Ottawa Food Bank joined forces with CBC Ottawa in a powerful community initiative that showcased the spirit of generosity, compassion, and collective action right here in our nation’s capital. The Make the Season Kind campaign—part of a broader national effort by...
From Support to Strength: The Journey of a Community-Minded Entrepreneur
In communities across Canada, food banks are often seen merely as places where people in crisis can receive emergency food. But the true impact of these community institutions runs far deeper. For many, food banks are not just places to fill a grocery bag —...
Loblaw’s Bold pledge to Feed More Families: 1 Billion Pounds of Food by 2028
In a landmark announcement that blends corporate responsibility with community impact, Loblaw Companies Limited — Canada’s largest grocery retailer — has unveiled an ambitious plan to help alleviate food insecurity across the country. The “Feed More Families” initiative pledges to provide 1 billion pounds of...
Cooking on a Budget: Smart, Simple, and Satisfying Meals Without Breaking the Bank
In a world where the cost of groceries keeps climbing and every budget stretch matters more, learning to cook on a budget isn’t just a skill — it’s a lifestyle choice that rewards you with better nutrition, less stress, and more money in your pocket....