Our Future
We are so happy you have visited our website to learn more about Student Nutrition Programs in Halton. Did you know we currently partner with 149 schools in Halton? With our partners, we provide over 92,000 Halton students access to universally accessible, non-stigmatizing food programs across Burlington, Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills. These programs offer healthy meals and snacks to students before and during school hours.
Halton Food for Thought supports healthy learning and development and believes that through the provision of healthy food, every student has the best chance at success. Together we #FuelTheirFuture!
To support our programs we are hosting our annual Breakfast Bash fundraiser on May 28 at the Oakville Conference Centre. We would love for you to join us for a morning of celebration and community. To buy tickets or to donate to support our work visit the Breakfast Bash website or the stories section of our website.
You can also sign up to our quarterly newsletter to read about our work and get the latest announcements.
Enjoy your summer and speak to you soon!
It’s an exciting time to be involved with Halton Food for Thought and we ask you to join us for the ride! Check back for updates throughout the summer to see the changes.
Until then, on behalf of our HHFT Team, and our Halton student families, thank you again for your support and enjoy your summer!
Join us at the
Breakfast Bash
May 28!
LEts look at the stats.
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Halton Schools across Oakville, Burlington, Halton Hills and Milton are now partnered with HFFT.
Canadian children are at risk of experiencing daily food insecurity.
of students in Halton provided access to healthy food via HFFT.
Halton elementary and secondary students with access to healthy food via HFFT Student Nutrition Programs.
healthy meals and snacks served every school year.
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Fuelling generations of students to lead a more nourishing life.
What began with food programs at 6 Halton schools in 1997 has now evolved to 130+schools in Halton programs in every Halton school, ensuring that no student in the region goes hungry at school.
Along with our community partners and army of volunteers, we are able to nourish and nurture generations of students. We know that nutrition is essential to their success and that habits established in childhood set the foundation for healthy behaviours in adulthood.
Our work is even more crucial, given that Canada remains one of the few industrialized countries with out a national school food program. As a result, access to proper nutrition is inconsistent and systems rely mainly on ‘patchwork’ solutions.
We believe that every student should have access to healthy food and we know that nutritional coaching helps young people better realize the importance of healthy eating. Providing essential fuel for optimal growth during school ensures optimal brain development while supplying energy for daily activities. It also improves learning ability, attention span, and behaviour while decreasing the risk of chronic diseases later in life.
Find out more...We feed kids
every day!
Let us do
our thing!
Launched in 1997 and incorporated as a registered charity in 2007, HFFT has been giving Halton students consistent access to healthy food for over two decades.
Find out more...Our food programs are volunteer-led, including our Board of Directors, and we follow nutrition guidelines set out by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS). Programs are accessible and free to all students within the school community, reflecting the inclusive spirit we wish to foster.
Find out more...Our TeamNo child will
go hungry!
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Thanks to strong community support, Halton Food for Thought provides healthy food via 149 partner schools in Halton, nourishing minds and promoting student success.
welcome to halton food for thought
fuelling the future
We feed thousands of kids, everyday.
Our new Mission and Vision statements are the grounding force behind the work we do in the community and create.
Halton Food for Thought’s Core values not only demonstrate what we stand for as an organization, but also guide our work and impact in the community.
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The fact is, 1 in 10 students arrive at school each day without enough food to sustain them throughout the day. A staggering 6 in 10 high school students arrive at school without having eaten breakfast. 1 in 3 students entering Kindergarten are considered overweight or obese.
Halton Food for Thought (HFFT) is dedicated to feeding the success of our students, one healthy, happy student tummy at a time.
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