Our Work

Halton Food for Thought has been feeding Halton students for nearly three decades

Student Nutrition Programs in Ontario

Halton Food for Thought is part of a larger group of organizations providing access to healthy and nutritious meals and snacks for Ontario students at school. We are grateful for our community partners in the area of student nutrition including Student Nutrition Ontario who oversee this in the Province of Ontario.

Our organization has been entrusted with overseeing Student Nutrition Programs in Halton by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services as the sole provider of these programs across the region. In partnership with the publicly funded school boards in Halton Region, we are working towards running Student Nutrition Programs in all of their schools to be able to offer our programs to the over 100,000 students in the region.  

To learn more please visit the pages under the Support Us section of our website.

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Student Nutrition Programs

Where?

In Ontario, Student Nutrition Programs are over-seen by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and provide healthy meals and snacks to students before and during school hours. To remain universal and non-stigmatizing, programs are offered free of charge and all students in each partner school are encouraged to participate in the program. Programs operate in publicly funded Halton schools and serve both elementary and secondary students

Why?

Students arrive at school hungry for several reasons. To ensure that students can concentrate on their school day ahead, Student Nutrition Programs offer them healthy meals and snacks to alleviate their hunger which can lead to an increase in their energy levels, support engagement at school while making healthy food choices.

How?

Student Nutrition Program Nutrition Guidelines establish a province wide standard to assist the selection of nutritious foods provided by Student Nutrition Programs and help promote healthy eating habits amongst children and youth. They focus on three main food groups from the Canadian Food Guide – Fruits & Vegetables, Grains and Protein with a variety of options to support different cultural and dietary needs of students.

Our Program Principles

HFFT Partner School Map

Check out our 152 school partners below and the students we provide access to at each school!

Captain R. Wilson Public School
2145 Grand Oak Trail
787 Students Enrolled
St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
4675 Doug Wright Drive
710
Orchard Park Public School
5151 Dryden Ave
456
Bruce Trail Public School
1199 Costigan Rd
1039 Students Enrolled
West Oak Public School
2071 4th line
756 Students Enrolled
Harrison Public School
59 Rexway Dr
239 Students Enrolled
Georgetown District High School
70 Guelph St
1616 Students Enrolled
P.L. Robertson Public School
840 Scott Blvd
1012 Students Enrolled
Escarpment View Public School
351 Scott Blvd
1065 Students Enrolled
Glen Williams Public School
512 Main St
223
Pineland Public School
5121 Meadowhill Road
435
Chris Hadfield Public School
1114 Woodward Ave
758 Students Enrolled
Dr. David R. Williams Public School
3199 Post Rd
1223 Students Enrolled
Limehouse Public School
11139 22 Side Rd
87 Students Enrolled
James W. Hill Public School
2860 Kingsway Drive
579 Students Enrolled
Sam Sherratt Public School
649 Laurier Ave
381 Students Enrolled
Milton District High School
396 Williams Ave
1663 Students Enrolled
River Oaks Public School
2173 Munn's Ave
709 Students Enrolled
Queen of Heaven Catholic Elementary School
311 Savoline Blvd
835 Students Enrolled
Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Burlington
261 Plains Road East
366
St. Scholastica Catholic Elementary School
170 Whitlock Ave
929 Students Enrolled
White Oaks Secondary School
1330 Montclair Drive
2242 Students Enrolled
Palermo Public School
2561 Valleyridge Dr
468 Students Enrolled
Gary Allan High School Burlington
3250 New St
45
Ethel Gardiner Public School
14365 Danby Rd
707
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School
120 Sinclair Ave
368 Students Enrolled
Burlington Central High School
1433 Baldwin Street
802
Holy Trinity Secondary School
2420 Sixth Line
1454 Students Enrolled
St. Paul
530 Cumberland
377
Centennial Public School
233 Delrex Blvd
351
George Kennedy Public School
75 Weber Dr
353
Makwendam Public School
565 Woodview Road
239
Pineview Public School
13074 5 Side Rd
216 Students Enrolled
Holy Family Catholic Elementary School
1420 Grosvenor St.
191 Students Enrolled
Gary Allan - Oakville
485 Kerr St (Kerr St MiSecondary Schoolion)
45 Students Enrolled
Paul A. Fisher Public School
2175 Cavendish Drive
304
Montclair Public School
1285 Montclair Dr
441 Students Enrolled
Pine Grove Public School
529 Fourth Line
372 Students Enrolled
Clarksdale Public School
2399 Mountainside Drive
403
Gary Allan High School Milton
215 Ontario St S
35 Students Enrolled
Lumen Christi Catholic Elementary School
841 Savoline Blvd
700 Students Enrolled
Tecumseh Public School
3141 Woodward Ave
347
St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School
2405 Rebecca St
583 Students Enrolled
Lakeshore Public School
2243 Lakeshore Rd., East
188
St. Peter Catholic Elementary School
137 Dixon Dr
616 Students Enrolled
Post's Corners Public School
2220 Caldwell Dr
830 Students Enrolled
ES Gaetan Gervais
1075 McCreaney St
350 Students Enrolled
Stewarttown Middle School
13068 15 Side Rd
299 Students Enrolled
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
2333 Headon Forest Drive
1154
St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School
407 Barber Dr
770 Students Enrolled
Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School
222 Maple Ave
398 Students Enrolled
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School
1190 Westview Terrace
319 Students Enrolled
Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School
1120 Main St E
40 Students Enrolled
Hawthorne Village Public School
850 Bennett Blvd
874 Students Enrolled
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School
675 Kennedy Circle West
273 Students Enrolled
HOPES Milton
215 Ontario St S
50 Students Enrolled
St. Christopher Catholic Elementary School
2400 Sutton Drive
346
St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School
1050 Nottinghill Gate
387 Students Enrolled
Oakville Trafalgar High School
1460 Devon Road
1303 Students Enrolled
Glenview Public School
143 Townsend Ave. East
429
St. Raphael Catholic Elementary School
4056 New Street
375
Eastview Public School
2266 Hixon Rd
481 Students Enrolled
Pilgrim Wood Public School
1551 Pilgrims Way
849 Students Enrolled
Munn's Public School
1511 Sixth Line
433 Students Enrolled
Thomas Merton Oakville Secondary
255 Morden Rd
96 Students Enrolled
John William Boich Public School
2474 Sutton Dr
680
Ascension Catholic Elementary School
5205 New St
321
St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School
1359 Bayshire Drive
386 Students Enrolled
E.W. Foster Public School
320 Coxe Blvd
300 Students Enrolled
Maplehurst Public School
481 Plains Road East
333
Guardian Angels
650 Bennet Blvd
797 Students Enrolled
St. John Burlington Catholic Elementary School
653 Brant Street
305
Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
650 Yates Dr
976 Students Enrolled
Oakwood Public School
357 Bartos St
226 Students Enrolled
Garth Webb Secondary School
2820 Westoak Trails Blvd.
1762 Students Enrolled
Brant Hills Public School
2330 Duncaster Drive
292
Dr. Charles Best Public School
3110 Parkgate Crescent
216
Alton Village Public School
3290 Steeplechase Drive
993
St. Brigid Catholic Elementary School
73 Miller Dr
757 Students Enrolled
Nelson High School
4181 New Street
1368
Robert Little Public School
41 School Lane
286 Students Enrolled
St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School
477 Warminster Drive
576 Students Enrolled
Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
3040 Tim Dobbie Drive
1396
CH Norton Public School
2120 Cleaver Avenue
490
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary School
540 Commercial St
303 Students Enrolled
St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
2130 Kingsridge Dr
390 Students Enrolled
McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School
69 Acton Blvd
334 Students Enrolled
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Elementary School
2912 Westoak Trails
383 Students Enrolled
St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School
2227 Parkway Drive
555
Brookville Public School
11325 Guelph Line
373 Students Enrolled
Craig Kielburger Secondary School
1151 Ferguson Dr
2089 Students Enrolled
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
147 Mill St W
336 Students Enrolled
Bruce T. Lindley Public School
2510 Cavendish Drive
334
Pauline Johnson Public School
4350 Longmoor Drive
243
Bishop P. F. Reding Catholic Secondary School
1120 Main St E
2366 Students Enrolled
Aldershot
50 Fairwood Place West
1031
Irma Coulson Public School
625 Sauve St
965 Students Enrolled
Kings Road Public School
660 Greenwood Road
306
Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Milton
141 Martin St
538 Students Enrolled
Mohawk Gardens Public School
5280 Spruce Ave.
351

Full Directory

Abbey Lane Public School
Abbey Park High School
Acton District School
Aldershot
Alton Village Public School
Anne J. MacArthur Public School
Ascension Catholic Elementary School
Assumption Catholic Secondary School
Bishop P. F. Reding Catholic Secondary School
Brant Hills Public School
Brookdale Public School
Brookville Public School
Bruce T. Lindley Public School
Bruce Trail Public School
Burlington Central High School
CH Norton Public School
Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
Captain R. Wilson Public School
Centennial Public School
Central Public School
Charles R. Beaudoin Public School
Chris Hadfield Public School
Christ the King Catholic Secondary School
Clarksdale Public School
Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School
Craig Kielburger Secondary School
Dr. Charles Best Public School
Dr. David R. Williams Public School
Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
E.W. Foster Public School
ES Gaetan Gervais
Eastview Public School
Elsie MacGill Secondary School
Escarpment View Public School
Ethel Gardiner Public School
Falgarwood Public School
Florence Meares Public School
Frontenac Public School
Garth Webb Secondary School
Gary Allan - Oakville
Gary Allan High School Burlington
Gary Allan High School Milton
George Kennedy Public School
Georgetown District High School
Glen Williams Public School
Glenview Public School
Guardian Angels
HDSB ISWC Program
HOPES Burlington
HOPES Milton
Halton Hills Youth Centre
Harrison Public School
Hawthorne Village Public School
Heritage Glen Public School
Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School
Holy Family Catholic Elementary School
Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Burlington
Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Milton
Holy Trinity Secondary School
Irma Coulson Public School
Iroquois Ridge High School
J.M. Denyes Public School
James W. Hill Public School
John William Boich Public School
Joseph Gibbons Public School
Kings Road Public School
Lakeshore Public School
Limehouse Public School
Lumen Christi Catholic Elementary School
M.M Robinson High School
Makwendam Public School
Maplehurst Public School
Martin Street Public School
McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School
Milton District High School
Mohawk Gardens Public School
Montclair Public School
Munn's Public School
Nelson High School
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Oakville Trafalgar High School
Oakwood Public School
Oodenawi Public School
Orchard Park Public School
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary School
P.L. Robertson Public School
Palermo Public School
Paul A. Fisher Public School
Pauline Johnson Public School
Pilgrim Wood Public School
Pine Grove Public School
Pineland Public School
Pineview Public School
Post's Corners Public School
Queen of Heaven Catholic Elementary School
Rattlesnake Point Public School
River Oaks Public School
Robert Baldwin Public School
Robert Little Public School
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Get Involved

Join us in making a difference! Whether you volunteer your time, donate, or help spread the word, your contribution is invaluable. Together, we can ensure every child has access to nutritious food and the opportunity to thrive.