"The shelves at Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre's food bank haven't been as stocked up as they used to be, but the need is greater than it's ever been, it says. And now the centre at Dundas Street and Parliament Street is one of the spots that fears losing funding after this year's federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026."
"Redbow Toulouse, who helps run the food bank, says it's already struggling to serve the growing needs of the community, and budget cuts will impact hundreds of vulnerable people. "We've had to set capacity limits and turn people away," Toulouse said, adding sometimes they even run out of food. "And then we run out and we have to tell people sorry we don't have anything to give you," he said."
""The majority of the work we do is with seniors as well as residential school survivors," said Andrea Chrisjohn, board designate for the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre. "It's important to keep investing in them, remind them who they are and make changes from what they've previously experienced.""
The food bank at Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre is less stocked while community need is growing. The centre faces potential loss of funding because key reconciliation programs were left without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026. The centre operates under Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples and provides services including employment, housing supports, food security, youth programming and mental health. Capacity limits have been set and some people are being turned away when supplies run out. A large share of the work focuses on seniors and residential school survivors. Community leaders remain concerned until funding details are clarified.
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