World Food Day

🌍 Today is World Food Day — October 16, 2025 🍎

Did you know this annual event marks the founding of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945? It’s been observed since 1979 to promote awareness of hunger and action for the future of food, people, and our planet.

This day isn’t just symbolic — it’s a reminder that food insecurity is a current crisis, especially in Black communities. Many of us walk by someone silently suffering from hunger — a neighbour, a student, a family member — too proud to speak out.

On World Food Day, let’s do more than recognize. Let’s act.

🔹 Why it matters today:

• Hunger undermines education, health, dignity, and opportunity

• Awareness days sharpen our focus and push us toward solutions

• For Black communities, food insecurity is tied to systemic inequities

🔹 What we’re doing:

• The Food Security Fund is building Canada’s 1st Black-led food supply infrastructure to strengthen school food programs, ease pressure on communities, and fill gaps where need is greatest

👉 You can help

• Share this post to spread awareness

• Donate or partner to fuel this infrastructure

• Stand with those in silence — turn awareness into action

Let’s make today more than a date. Let’s make it a turning point.

🌐 Learn more: FoodSecurityFund.ca
💝 Donate: FoodSecurityFund.ca/donate

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