Since 2002, CBC Toronto has raised over $11 million in support of food banks across Ontario through its annual holiday fundraiser, Make the Season Kind (formerly Sounds of the Season). This year, with food bank use at unprecedented levels, every contribution is critical.
Online: Click your local food bank’s button below to donate.
Click here to donate to a participating food bank outside of the GTA.
By phone (in December): Please call our operators at 1-866-416-KIND [5463].
The donation hotline will be staffed 8:30am – 4:30pm every weekday (except holidays) from December 1-31, except December 6, when lines will be open from 5:30am – 7:00pm.
If we are unable to answer your call, please leave a message and a member of our team will get back to you as quickly as possible.
Thank you for supporting your local food bank this holiday season through CBC’s Make the Season Kind campaign!
Learn more about Daily Bread Food Bank
Learn more about North York Harvest
Learn more about Feed the Need Durham
Learn more about Food Banks Mississauga
Learn more about Knights Table
Learn more about Food Bank of York Region
Learn more about Feed Ontario
Calling all publicly funded elementary schools across Ontario.
Launching November 13, the CBC School Challenge invites students and teachers to explore how food insecurity is impacting their local community.
Be part of a special Make the Season Kind edition of Metro Morning or Here & Now live from CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio on Friday, December 6. You’ll enjoy musical performances, surprise guests and insightful interviews on the state of food insecurity in Toronto. Admission is free, but you’ll need to reserve your seat ahead of time. Tickets will go live Thursday, October 31, at 8:00am — check our events page then for the link!
If you can’t make it to the studio, be sure to tune in that day from 5:30-8:30am for Metro Morning or 3:00-6:00pm for Here & Now.
Want to teach your children about the importance of giving and helping others?
Perfect for families with young children, “12 Days of Giving” is a great food-donation activity to prompt conversations with kids about hunger, poverty, privilege, social justice, and empathy.
