Make the Season Kind

Join the fight to end hunger with a donation to your local food bank. 

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). 

Food bank use is soaring in our communities. Your donation will ensure families experiencing hunger can access the nutritious food they need. 

Make a financial gift 

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 Food Banks Mississauga

Learn more about Knights Table 

Learn more about Food Bank of York Region

Support Provincial Programs

Learn more about Feed Ontario

Other ways to support 

Join the CBC School Challenge!  

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. 

Tune in December 6 for a special day of CBC programming

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. Check back here for details as to how you can secure your seat! We expect tickets to go fast.

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. 

Participate in the “12 Days of Giving”

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.  

Thank you for supporting your local food bank this holiday season!