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Donate NowCelebrating 35-years of helping children thrive!
Together with our donors we've made a positive and lasting impact in the lives of children.
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Continuing a Legacy
As we mark 35 years, we are grateful to everyone who has partnered with us to help children thrive. Your support has made great things possible for children, families and communities. We are looking forward to continuing a legacy of community-led change for children for the next 35 years and beyond.
1986
The Beginning:
The Canadian Feed The Children Society was founded in British Columbia in 1986.
1992
1992 was a big year:
Canadian Feed The Children officially became a charity by registering with the CRA. We also launched our first Canadian program delivering donated food to food banks, shelters and agencies in the Greater Toronto Area, and our first child sponsorship program began in Uganda.
1992 ~ 2005
We've worked in many countries:
In addition to Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda and 27 Indigenous communities in Canada, we’ve also had programs in Burkina Faso, Haiti and Sierra Leone between 1992 and 2015.
Looking back: 35 years
2010
We adopted our current community-led approach to Indigenous food security and reconciliation,
holding a summit with Indigenous leaders and launching a new pilot in Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation: Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Healthy Spirits.
2012
We unveiled a new logo, and in 2016 we introduced our current mission: to unlock children’s potential through community-led action in Canada and around the world.
2010s
We began reaching more children and families than ever. Large scale farming projects like CHANGE, RESULT and MILEAR in Ghana and Ethiopia reached over 200,000 rural community members, and the expansion of the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds led to partnerships with a total of 27 Indigenous communities by the end of the decade.
2020
In March, the COVID-19 pandemic is declared by the World Health Organization. CFTC mobilizes with partners in Canada and internationally to provide additional support to children and families who now face sharpened food insecurity, national instability, and the effects of repeated school closures.
Thank You!
To all of our supporters, community members, partners and staff who came together to help children thrive.
To all our supporters, community members, partners and staff who came together to support children.
THANK YOU!
Looking forward: How can food change the future for children?
Food Forests
Food Forests
In January 2021, the Food Forest Initiative in Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation and Atikameg won the TD Ready Challenge.
“The food forest is something tangible that the community’s future leaders can take over after we’re gone.”
- Alfred, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Women’s Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Gender Equality
Women’s Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Gender Equality
We continue to support women-led agriculture and livelihoods, helping lift children and families out of poverty around the world.
“My okro business has been performing well. I want to grow my business into a big provision shop so that I can earn more income."
- Madam Seidu, Entrepreneur, Ghana
Your Impact: Getting Results
We are deeply grateful for the generous contributions of our donors, and remain steadfastly committed to financial transparency and accountability.
In 2019/2020, your gifts have made a tremendous difference to more than 200,000 children, youth, women and men in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda and in Indigenous communities in Canada. Download our latest report to see how we put your funds to work.
About Canadian Feed The Children Today
We are an award-winning registered Canadian charity that envisions a world where children thrive free from hunger and poverty. We have been taking action against childhood hunger in Canada and around the world for over 35 years.
We partner with communities across Canada and internationally, taking a community-led approach to support them as they achieve their own long-term sustainable change.
