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One in four Toronto households can't reliably put food on the table. Let that sink in.
In one of Canada's wealthiest cities—a global financial hub with luxury condos sprouting like weeds—25% of families are food insecure. They're skipping meals, compromising on nutrition, and living with the constant anxiety of not knowing where their next meal will come from.
This isn't just about empty stomachs. It's about the corrosive effect of chronic stress on mental health. It's about the impossible choices between paying rent or buying groceries. It's about a fundamental human right being denied to thousands of people every day in a city of abundance.
The truth is uncomfortable: Toronto is experiencing an unprecedented hunger crisis that reveals the deep fractures in our social contract.
What does food insecurity actually mean? It's not just about hunger—it's about the financial instability that makes access to adequate food unreliable. The City of Toronto defines it clearly: not having enough money to reliably get the food you need.  ....   Continue reading the article: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/
References:
Food insecurity is a major driver of mental health challenges
Toronto declares a food insecurity emergencyÂ
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One in four Toronto households can't reliably put food on the table. Let that sink in.
In one of Canada's wealthiest cities—a global financial hub with luxury condos sprouting like weeds—25% of families are food insecure. They're skipping meals, compromising on nutrition, and living with the constant anxiety of not knowing where their next meal will come from.
This isn't just about empty stomachs. It's about the corrosive effect of chronic stress on mental health. It's about the impossible choices between paying rent or buying groceries. It's about a fundamental human right being denied to thousands of people every day in a city of abundance.
The truth is uncomfortable: Toronto is experiencing an unprecedented hunger crisis that reveals the deep fractures in our social contract.
What does food insecurity actually mean? It's not just about hunger—it's about the financial instability that makes access to adequate food unreliable. The City of Toronto defines it clearly: not having enough money to reliably get the food you need.  ....   Continue reading the article: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/
References:
Food insecurity is a major driver of mental health challenges
Toronto declares a food insecurity emergencyÂ
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.Â
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.Â
Support the show
About SCZoomers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632045180447285
https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app
Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.