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5N2
Registered Name: 5N2 Soup Kitchen Project
Business No: 826403990RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
5n2 is a registered charity with the vision of a hunger-free neighbourhood. We serve over 3500 fresh meals weekly in Scarborough.
HOW WE GOT STARTED
5N2, a Canadian registered charity, was founded by Seema David in 2013. Seema immigrated to Canada in 2007 from India and was shocked by the homelessness evident on the streets of Toronto. As Canada’s financial capital, Toronto was supposed to represent a place of opportunity – not hardship. After meeting other recent immigrants struggling to feed their families, Seema was determined to help her new community.
Seema has dedicated her life to ensuring marginalized communities can access fresh, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food support. She started 5N2 serving food out of her church kitchen.
This labour of love quickly outgrew the small church kitchen, and she leased a nearby commercial kitchen with the small donations she had.
Over the last few years, the demand for food support and the number of families facing food insecurity has risen dramatically. The current inflation and cost-of-living crisis are affecting our community’s most vulnerable, and 5N2 is working hard to ensure that no one goes hungry in Scarborough and the GTA.
Today, 5N2 distributes over 4,200 free meals and grocery supports each week, through its 14 partnerships to the residents of Scarborough and beyond.
WHO WE SERVE
We strive to minimize poverty, hunger and food insecurity in our communities. We work with partner organizations to bring fresh, warm meals to local residents, serving at food banks, shelters, senior’s buildings, drop-in centers and apartment buildings.
5N2 FARMS
In late 2023, 5N2 started a new social enterprise project called 5N2 Farms. The aim of this project is to grow in-house fresh produce creating a revenue stream with the aim of becoming self-sustainable and supporting the free food programs.
The mission of 5N2 Farms is to fight food insecurity in our communities with the vision to produce sustainable and equitable nutrition for marginalized communities.
Your purchase of $15 worth of produce supports 2 meals to an individual and your purchase of $50 supports 2 bags of groceries to a family for a week.
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