Funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Administered regionally by the YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo
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Our volunteers know that they are making a difference in the lives of the students they serve. See how you can join the fun and our volunteer family.
Businesses across Halton are supporting the families who work and live in the communities they serve. See how your business can become an HFFT partner.
Providing 73,000 students access to healthy food can get pretty expensive. We rely on the funds our donors give us to keep our programs strong and sustainable. Give now.
Our latest news bites
Halton Food for Thought COVID-19 Update
Dear Halton Food for Thought Student Nutrition Program Supporters,
We share in our community’s concern surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19). Our hearts go out to individuals and families during these unprecedented times. We thank you, our supporters, for your role in helping to ensure the health, well-being and ultimately the success of our students and families. READ MORE UPDATES
100 Women Who Care Burlington Support HFFT Meal Card Program
In Halton, secondary students, identified by their teachers and principals as being in greatest need, and therefore at greatest risk, require additional support on top of HFFT breakfast and healthy bin programs. To help these students succeed, access to nutritious food comes in the form of the Meal Card Program.
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Check out Anne J MacArthur Public School’s Blacktop Breakfast!
What is a Blacktop Breakfast you ask?
Halton Food for Thought partner school Anne J MacArthur Public School in Milton is providing close to 1,000 students access to healthy food every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday right from their blacktop!
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@HaltonFFT tweets
over 75% of all Halton students have access to a Student Nutrition Program
Students in the 2017-18 school year
It costs just $1 to feed 2 students breakfast each day.
volunteers assist us across Halton region including 1060 student volunteers