Food for Kids Peterborough

Food for Kids is a community partnership in Peterborough County and City. We are committed to improving child nutrition, well-being, and learning capacity through the provision of healthy and vital student nutrition programs, in every school, for every student in our area.

Last year, Peterborough Food for Kids served over one million breakfasts and snacks to around 7,500 students in 40 Breakfast Clubs in the City and County of Peterborough. Twenty-six of these programs were at elementary schools, and 12 at secondary schools. Our participating schools are listed below.

The Peterborough community, parents, Ministry of Children and Youth, and Breakfast For Learning support the breakfast programs. Due to the considerable and generous sponsors, food donations and discounts afforded Food for Kids Peterborough; it costs an average of only 25 cents a day, per student, to offer breakfast in our community.

In addition to the tremendous contributions of school staff, parents, student councils and individual donors, our programs enjoy the support of over 100 local community partners.

We are grateful to our many partners and supporters, for their help and donations of food, supplies, funding, space, and volunteered time.

To donate to Peterborough Food for Kids, please visit our How to Get Involved section.

 

COORDINATORS: SOME WAYS TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY

There are 3 wholesale distributors that deliver to schools. Check out their price list and supplies. Families of schools (by location) could get together and split bulk orders especially for produce.  Most orders in town only require 24 hours notice.

Click here to view the distributors page.

 

 

2007 Peterborough Civic Awards

Vivian and Paul Brioux , coordinators of the breakfast and snack programs at St. John Catholic Elementary School , were recently recognized and honoured for their efforts and dedication to their school community. Deputy Mayor, Henry Clarke, presented this 2007 Peterborough Civic Award for Community Betterment to Vivian and Paul at the June 5th Civic Award Presentation.

Donation of $11,000

Sysco Food Services of Central Ontario recently presented Food for Kids Peterborough with a cheque for $11,000 for local school breakfast programs. Sandy Garvey, of Sysco Food Services of Central Ontario, made the presentation to Kristine Roberts, Food For Kids coordinator.

Click here to read the article from The Examiner

 

Donation of $2,000

Kawartha Credit Union makes $2,000 donation to Food for Kids Peterborough's Student Nutrition Programs.

Ten for Titles

Food for Kids Peterborough is celebrating their TEN year partnership with Titles Bookstore.

Read the full announcement here.

Food for Kids receives grant for co-ordinator

An organization that provides healthy food to pupils will be able to hire someone to co-ordinate and train its hundreds of volunteers, thanks to a grant provided by the Trillium Foundation.

Read the article here.

 

Volunteer Appreciation Week

 

Donna Babcock Receives 15 year Ontario Service Award for her work at Prince of Wales student nutrition program.

 

Our Community Partners include:

• A&P Food Store
• Apsley IGA
• BOB FM
• Bowens Electric Contracting Ltd.
• Breakfast For Learning
• Canadian Federation of University Women
• Canadian Tire - Lansdowne St.
• Catholic Women's League
• Charlotte Pantry
• Charlotte's Web
• Chemong Lodge, Bridgenorth
• Community Volunteers
• Cornergate Foodland
• Country 105
• Dempter's Bread
• Discount Dans
• Dollarama - Chemong Road
• Domino's Pizza
• Donaghues Wholesale Foods
• Energy 99.3
• Five Counties Children Centre Staff
• Galaxy Cinemas
• General Electric of Canada
• Golden Pheasant Restaurant
• Good Life Fitness
• Havelock Foodland
• Johnston's Greenhouse & Garden Centre
• Kawartha Credit Union
• Kawartha Food Share
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
• Kinark Child & Family Services
• Knights of Columbus
• Lakefield IGA
• Lighting Interiors and More
• Loblaws
• Merry Maids
• Ministry of Children & Youth Services
• Minute Maid Company Canada Inc.
• No Frills
• Northminster United Church & Sunday School
• Norwood Lioness
• Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association
• Parents, Parent Councils
• Pepsi-Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade
• Peterborough County-City Health Unit
• Peterborough Family Resource Centre/OEYC
• Peterborough Hospital Foundation
• Peterborough Petes
• Peterborough Pro Hockey Alumni
• Peterborough Social Planning Council
• Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Clarington Catholic District School Board
• Play It Again Sports
• Price Chopper
• Pyes' Buns & Deli
• Retired Teachers of Ontario District 36
• R.J. Produce
• Rotary Club of Peterborough
• School Staff
• SGS Lakefield Research
• Shoppers Drug Mart - Charlotte St.
• Sir Sandford Fleming College
• Sobeys
• Square Plates
• Staples Business Depot
• Sticklings Bakery
• Student Councils
• St. James United Church Men's Club
• St. Luke's Anglican Church
• St. Matthews Anglican Church / St. Aidan, Buckhorn
• Sysco Food Services of Central Ontario
• The Market
• Tim Hortons on Water and Lansdowne Streets
• Titles Bookstore
• Toms Heating and Cooling
• Tru-Dollar, Apsley
• United Way of Peterborough and District
• Vitality Food Service of Canada
• Wal-Mart
• Ward Street Grill, Bridgenorth

Participating Schools:

• Apsley Central Public School
• Adam Scott C.V.I.
• Armour Heights Public School
• Buckhorn Public School
• Centre For Independent Studies
• Chemong Public School
• Crestwood Secondary School
• Havelock/Belmont Public School
• Highland Heights Public School
• Holy Cross Secondary School
• Immaculate Conception Elementary
• Keith Wightman Public School
• Kenner C.V.I.
• Kenner Intermediate
• Lakefield Intermediate School
• Lakefield Secondary School
• Millbrook/South Cavan Public School
• North Cavan Public School
• North Shore Public Shool
• Norwood Public School
• Norwood Intermediate & Dist. High School
• Otonabee Valley Public School
• Prince of Wales Public School
• P.C.V.S.
• Queen Elizabeth Public School
• Queen Mary Public School
• R.F. Downey Public School
• Ridpath Junior Public Schools
• Roger Neilson Pubic School
• School for young Moms (Administered from CIS)
• South Monaghan Public School
• STRIVE Youth Program
• St. Alphonsus Elementary School
• St. Anne's Elementary School
• St. John Elementary School
• St. Martins Elementary School
• St. Patrick's Separate School
• St. Paul's Separate School
• St. Peter's Secondary School
• Thomas A. Stewart S.S.
• Warsaw Public School