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April 12, 2024

Easter demand shows rise in food insecurity

A volunteer at Good Shepherd Ministries provides a plate of turkey, potato, vegetables and stuffing to be served at this year’s Easter meal service.

While it might seem a good-news story that Good Shepherd Ministries served more than 1,200 meals to hundreds of grateful guests on Easter Sunday, it merely highlights a staggering trend in the rise of food bank usage in Toronto and beyond.

Published in Canada
October 4, 2023

Even small acts can help fight food insecurity

Even small acts can help fight food insecurity

Leaders from the Yonge Street Mission (YSM) declared to over 200 Catholic Women’s League (CWL) members living in the Greater Toronto Area that they can all make a difference in the fight against hunger.

Published in Canada
February 3, 2021

Millions facing starvation, WFP warns

A looming food crisis that could see a quarter-billion people face starvation is being exacerbated by the pandemic, says the UN World Food Program.

The head of the UN World Food Program warned Pope Francis in a Jan. 28 meeting at the Vatican that famine looms in a number of countries as COVID-19 ravages communities around the world

Published in Canada
October 16, 2017

Hunger is not incurable, we must end war and climate change, pope says

Pope Francis presents the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization with a marble statue during his visit to FAO headquarters Oct. 16. It is a statue of Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy who drowned during a Mediterranean crossing in September 2015.
VATICAN CITY – It makes no sense to lament the problems of hunger and forced migration if one is unwilling to address their root causes, which are conflict and climate change, Pope Francis said.
Published in International