Item - 2024.EX17.1
Tracking Status
- This item will be considered by Executive Committee on October 1, 2024.
EX17.1 - Achieving a Universal Student Nutrition Program in Toronto
- Consideration Type:
- ACTION
- Wards:
- All
Origin
Recommendations
Mayor Olivia Chow recommends that:
1. The Executive Committee receive this letter for information.
Summary
When students have nutritious food, it helps them focus in the classroom. It helps relieve financial pressures on families. It helps youth succeed.
There are still 220 public schools in Toronto that do not have a school food program. At a time when people across our city are struggling with affordability, we urgently need a universal school food program so that every child and young person can focus on learning, not their hunger. With the federal government’s commitment in Budget 2024 for $1 billion in new funding to establish a national School Food Program, we have the opportunity to make a universal school food program a reality in our city.
As your Mayor, I am committed to doing everything in my power to establish a universal school food program, and will share an update at Executive Committee.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-248767.pdf