Thank you for being part of this conversation.
We are grateful you joined us to learn more about the Food Security Fund and to explore how we can build a stronger, more coordinated response to food insecurity in Black communities, starting in Toronto and across the GTA.
Food Security Fund Dinner
April 20, 2026
Hosted by Chef Robert Rainford
April 20, 2026
Hosted by Chef Robert Rainford
Why this matters
Food insecurity is not just about food. It affects dignity, stability, learning, health, and long-term opportunity. The burden is growing, and children are feeling it first.
These children did not create this problem. But they are living with it every day. The Food Security Fund exists to help build the infrastructure needed to respond more effectively, consistently, and at scale.
What is the Food Security Fund?
The Food Security Fund is an initiative of Support Black Charities that functions as a funding engine for food access infrastructure. Rather than issuing traditional grants, it helps pay for the third-party expertise, logistics, and operational systems organizations need in order to feed people more effectively.
- Storage solutions that reduce food loss and expand capacity.
- Transportation and logistics that help food move where it is needed most.
- Supply chain coordination so community organizations are not left carrying the full burden alone.
- Operational support that allows local groups to focus on feeding people, not managing complex systems.
Our role
We are working to build the backbone that community organizations often do not have the time, staffing, or funding to manage on their own.
Our focus right now
Seed capital, founding partners, and early collaborators who believe in building a long-term ecosystem for food justice.
What tonight was designed to do
This dinner was an intentional first step. A smaller room. A stronger conversation. A chance to bring together leaders across business, community, media, philanthropy, and the food ecosystem to learn more, connect, and help shape what comes next.
Share the visionUnderstand the issue, the gap, and the model behind the Food Security Fund.
Connect the right peopleBuild relationships across sectors that can move this work forward.
Identify opportunitiesSurface partnership, funding, logistics, media, and ecosystem support.
Continue the conversationCreate a pathway for follow-up, collaboration, and future gatherings.
Explore further
Below are a few resources to help you revisit tonight’s conversation, dive deeper into the issue, and better understand the opportunity ahead.
Presentation
Dinner presentation deck
Review the slides and core talking points shared during the evening.
Article
The Invisible Burden
Why children often feel the weight of food insecurity first, and why that matters.
Article
Unmasking Food Insecurity
A closer look at the pressures behind the issue and what a coordinated response requires.
Continue the conversation
If tonight’s conversation resonated with you, here are a few ways to stay involved.
- Explore partnership opportunities across logistics, operations, communications, or ecosystem support.
- Support the initiative as a founding donor, sponsor, or early champion.
- Introduce someone who should be part of this conversation.
- Stay connected as the Food Security Fund continues to grow.
Suggested follow-up
Use this page as a discussion summary, media brief, or follow-up resource after tonight.
A note on what comes next
This is not a one-night campaign. The goal is to build something that lasts, a scalable, long-term ecosystem that strengthens food access in Black communities without leaving local organizations to carry the full operational burden alone.
Thank you for being part of this early stage. Your presence in the room matters, and so does what comes next.