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Providing
healthy food
to students

“Since 1985, The Food Sharing Project has been providing nutritious food to schools across Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington. Educators, and research, tell us that students who have access to healthy food can focus better on their academic tasks, are more engaged in their learning, and have more positive social interactions. Student nutrition programs at schools can take many forms but they all offer healthy food that is accessible to any student who needs nutrition, in a stigma–free environment, supported by caring adults.”

Our Impact

We provide food to 88 schools in 4 school boards, across Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington

Our volunteers pack over $18,000 of food every week, over half a million dollars of food over the course of the school year

Our drivers deliver food directly to the schools’ front doors, over 600kms per week

Over 7,500 meals or snacks per week are provided by schools with the food we provide

Over the course of a school year, 16,000 students – half of all enrolled in the region – access their school’s nutrition program, either regularly or on occasion

Over 1000 volunteer hours are accrued each week to deliver nutrition programs in schools

News & Updates

Care 2 Share?

Local restaurants support nutritionmonth campaign to feed hungry students. March 8, 2023. Kingston, ON – For the month of March, a group of over 20 local restaurants and three […]

Community Foundation grant supports prepared food pilot project

According to Andy Mills, Executive Director of The Food Sharing Project, the volume of healthy food being ordered by area schools has risen dramatically over the past two years: “We’ve seen […]

Working together to help families

In partnership with Lionhearts and Rotary in Kingston, The Food Sharing Project is helping to support families of students who are struggling by providing weekend food support with a bi-weekly […]

How You Can Help

Thank you, from the bottoms of our bellies.

– JG Simcoe PS Kindergarten students

Wow, look at this food. They really care about us.

– A secondary school student overheard by a teacher

Honestly, having the grab and go station in the school just helps me make it to class.

– Secondary school student

I don’t know why, but math is easier after I have something to eat.

– Elementary student

I saw the student putting a few extra cartons of milk in his backpack, so I gently asked why, and he said he was taking it for his siblings because, "school is the only place we can get fresh milk."

– Secondary school teacher

“Just a note to say thank you and your helpers for all you have done for myself and my family. You don’t have to do anymore I think we will be okay for now.”

– written in a thank you card from a family who was receiving additional food support at home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Connect with us

The Food Sharing Project @foodsharingproj ·

March 20, 2023

Make your Care 2 Share? donation at the cash when picking up delicious takeout! Watch for tabletop cards when dining in. Thanks to the staff and management of @HarpersBurgers for participating!
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