Catherine Parsonage News Today

The federal government's new national school food program is a great first step toward meeting the nutritional needs of Toronto's children but is not enough to solve student hunger, a local advocate for student nutrition says.

Ontario’s budget, released last week, also did not increase the province’s contributions to school food programs

With students heading back to school across Toronto this week, education workers say they are feeling the pinch as breakfast and lunch programs face a funding shortfall due to the rising cost of food.