Child Hunger
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‘It’s a right’: Vancouver Island school food charity sounds alarm about rising needNourish Cowichan runs a school food program for 21 schools in the Cowichan Valley. It currently supports about 1,300 students but said it expects that number to keep rising.EducationSep 25, 2023
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NDP leader Wab Kinew commits to fighting childhood hunger in ManitobaManitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew said if his party is elected this fall, the problem of kids going to school hungry will be addressed through a universal school nutrition program.PoliticsJun 11, 2023
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London, Ont. area school meal programs strained under rising food costsSchool meal programs in the London, Ont., area are feeling the pinch of rising food costs and say the time for government help is now.CanadaJan 20, 2023
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Child hunger a major concern in Canada amid skyrocketing food pricesIn Toronto, the head of the Daily Bread Food Bank also says requests for aid have spiked as inflation reached a nearly four-decade high.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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Amount of children using Saskatoon food bank higher than national averageAbout 20,000 people use the Saskatoon food bank every month, and roughly 45 per cent of those are children.CanadaFeb 27, 2019
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Toronto clothing line Tenfed helping to feed children around the worldLong time friends Kory McLaughlin and Mike Wallis wanted to change their paths in life and truly make a difference.Aug 31, 2016
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Dartmouth north community group tackling hunger in schoolsMore than 90 per cent of the teachers surveyed believe hunger is an obstacle to learning in their classrooms.EducationJul 27, 2016
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WATCH: Social experiment tests how rich, poor children are treated differentlyHow would you react if you saw an impoverished child alone on the street?WorldJun 30, 2016
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‘Ride on cowboy!’: Rider holds up NY traffic to raise child hunger awarenessTod 'Doc' Mishler was handed two criminal court summonses but avoided highway tolls because he was on a horse.WorldJun 29, 2016
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