TO Prosperity: Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy

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There are 40 farmers’ markets in Toronto.
The City of Toronto supports Meals On Wheels by preparing 2,400 meals per
week distributed from five sites.
In 2014, the Youth Into Food Processing pilot provided training to
50 unemployed post-secondary graduates, 75% of whom found a
permanent job.
A new e-commerce platform (foodreach.ca) enables communities and
agencies to combine their purchasing power and to buy wholesale
nutritious food with on-demand delivery.
A new mobile market will sell high-quality fresh produce at affordable
prices through a retrofitted TTC bus in communities underserved by
supermarkets.
Toronto’s Peer Nutrition program provides nutrition education in 25
different languages to 2,000 families with young children each year.
The City endorses GrowTO, an urban agriculture action plan that,
by working with community agencies, supports access to quality
food through agricultural activities that are affordable, sustainable
and educational.
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