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This food charity has fed Scarborough residents throughout the pandemic. It needs a new home and time is running out. 5n2, which operates seven days a week, is facing eviction by year’s end after its lease was not renewed. It’s the second Toronto-based organization battling food insecurity in need of a new home; the St.
5n2 is currently appealing to the city to help the organization acquire its own space. Doing so would prevent the risk of losing the lease every two years. Scarborough-Guildwood Councillor Paul Ainslie made a motion to help 5n2 in May. That will play a part in acquiring a new location for 5n2, said David.

“One little boy has 5 pieces of bread and 2 pieces of fish, which he brings to Jesus. He prays over this food, and the disciples then serve it out to the men, women, and children, and gather the leftovers in 5 baskets. When I was looking for a name for..

Scarborough food charity 5n2 must keep making 3,500 meals each week — but how? When the COVID-19 emergency finally ends, the food emergency — which many observers say more than..

With millions of people experiencing unemployment and some government handouts running out at the end of August, the number of people experiencing food insecurity continues to rise.

“Starting a soup kitchen, was
a seed, I believe, God put in my
heart and it’s not something I
could just let go,” she said.
Scarborough’s Seema David
admits running a soup kitchen
isn’t easy at the best of times..


URBAN HERO: COVID-19 can’t stop Seema David from feeding the hungry Scarborough resident is a 2020 Urban Hero winner – Judge’s Selection..

5n2 Kitchens has been a longtime partner of The Storefront. Prior to the Coronavirus emergency, they served more than 1200 free and healthy meals to the Scarborough community at 8 locations every…



During this outbreak of Covid-19, 5n2kitchens will be offering a free meal delivery service to our neighbours who are struggling…

Scarborough soup kitchen crowdfunding for new space amid construction project concerns. 5n2 Kitchens has since launched…

5n2 Kitchens turns ‘rescue items’ into free meals for Scarborough’s hungry. A queue of 74 hungry people — seniors leaning on walkers, mothers with babies in strollers, young adults, the homeless — snakes through the…

How One Person Found The Courage
To Make a Difference. As you walk the streets
of Scarborough, you are surrounded by cultural diversity, incredible sights and friendly neighbors...

5N2 KITCHENS: THE POWER OF PASSION. Seema David’s energy is palpable as soon as you...

Indira Steele and Hao Yun Liu pack up food to be served at 4100 Lawrence Ave. East Wednesday, Aug. 30. 5N2 Soup Kitchens, which serves as many as 1,000 meals...

Grant’s Desi Achiever Seema David.
FAITH FEEDS BODY AND SOUL. 5n2 was inspired by the Bible story about Jesus feeding a crowd with five loaves of bread and two fish.

Starbucks barista and friends raise cash for Scarborough soup kitchen. Three men travelled from Scarborough to Montreal on bicycles to raise money for 5n2 Kitchens.The charity soup kitchen, entering...

5n2 Kitchens serves meals in Kingston-Galloway-Orton Park
NEWS SEP 18, 2018 TORONTO.COM

Everybody needs a little help at some point in their lives. We have been fortunate enough to have been surrounded by a number of...

5n2 Kitchens turns ‘rescue items’ into free meals for Scarborough’s hungry Toronto StarI’m doing something that is meeting such a basic need,” says founder Seema…

FOOD FOR ALL! 5n2 Soup Kitchens Providing Food for Neighbours in Need. Every year the holiday season sparks something in us all urging us to give back and even the smallest…

Scarborough soup kitchen crowdfunding for new space amid construction project concerns. 5n2 Kitchens has since launched…


FOOD FOR ALL! 5n2 Soup Kitchens Providing Food for Neighbours in Need…