Daily Bread Food Bank
{{Short description|Canadian charity}}
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| purpose = advocate and public voice, educator and network
| headquarters = Toronto, Ontario
| location = Toronto, Ontario
| region_served = Greater Toronto Area
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Daily Bread Food Bank (DBFB) is a Canadian charity organization with a stated goal of ending hunger in Toronto by collaborating with all to eliminate food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty. Founded in 1983,{{cite news |title=Canadian Registered Charities |url=http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form22quickview-eng.action?r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3A80%2Febci%2Fhaip%2Fsrch%2Fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3Fk%3Ddaily%2Bbread%26amp%3Bs%3Dregistered%26amp%3Bp%3D1%26amp%3Bb%3Dtrue&fpe=2014-03-31&b=118881549RR0001&n=DAILYBREADFOODBANK |work=Canada Revenue Agency |accessdate=16 April 2012 }} the organization is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is one of the largest food bank organizations in Canada.
Daily Bread distributes fresh and shelf-stable food, as well as fresh-cooked meals, to over 200 food programs at 129 member agencies across Toronto.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-24 |title=Annual Reports and Financial Statements - Daily Bread Food Bank |url=https://www.dailybread.ca/about/annualreport/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |language=en-US}} Its network of agencies serviced nearly 3 million client visits in 2023.
Research and advocacy
Daily Bread Food Bank (in partnership with North York Harvest Food Bank) also publishes the influential Who's Hungry report, a profile of food insecurity in the City of Toronto.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Who's Hungry Report 2022 - Daily Bread Food Bank |url=https://www.dailybread.ca/research-and-advocacy/whos-hungry-report-2022/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |language=en-US}} This annual survey measures trends in food insecurity and poverty in Toronto to educate the public and spark policy change.
See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.dailybread.ca/ Official Daily Bread Food Bank website]
- [https://localwiki.org/toronto/Daily_Bread_Food_Bank Torontopedia.ca (now on localwiki): Daily Bread Food Bank]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzU3pP-DWQ Youtube.com: Daily Bread Food Bank]
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Category:Organizations based in Toronto
Category:Christian organizations based in Canada
Category:Organizations established in 1984