Combating Food Insecurity this Holiday Season
A recent study from Food Banks Canada suggests more Canadians will face food insecurity in the coming months.
In an effort to support the City’s efforts to combat food insecurity, Kitchen24, Toronto Police Services and Greenwin Corp. have partnered to prepare 15,000 holiday meals for vulnerable populations across the GTA. Meals will given to organizations such as Second Harvest, Food Banks, Tent City, Community Centres to distribute among clients, and community members who have been identified as food insecure.
Kitchen24, and Kevin Green, Greenwin’s President and CEO, MPP Tom Rakocevic, Councillor Anthony Perruzza, Neighbourhood Community Officers (NCOs) from Divisions 11, 13, 22, 23, 31, 32, 42, Emergency Task Force, 31 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), Black Community Consultative Committee (BCCC), and community volunteers.
“When COVID-19 hit, it became apparent that prepared meals were necessary for people who were facing food insecurity,” said Steve Kidron, Co-Founder at Kitchen24. Kidron was approached by many food banks, politicians and community centres and his operation rose to the occasion.
“Our city is facing an unprecedented volume of need around food,” added Mark Tenaglia of 31 Division’s Community Police Liaison Committee. We hope that this event will raise awareness and inspire more efforts to eradicate food insecurity in Toronto.”
Kitchen24 is an innovative commercial kitchen, ghost kitchen and event rental space. Since the beginning of COVID-19, owner Steve Kidron has prepared and distributed over 400,000 meals to the community.
For more information, contact Michelle Weiss giveback@kitchen24.ca.
Thank you Steve Kidron, Kitchen24 and all the volunteers that continue to make Toronto a better place.
Keep up the great work!
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