Effective February 7th, 2025 TSCF will be making some major changes to its food bank set up, operation and distribution. The office will be contacting each and every client individually to update the records and schedule appointments, during a time period that will work with your schedule.

Appointments are on first come, first serve basis, so whom every respond when we reach out, they are the ones to get any coveted appointment slots.

The food bank will be operating, based on appointment only, from the hours of 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM every Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, except for holidays, or any unexpected occurrences beyond the organization's control.

While we do have a digital quarterly you can subscribe to at www.thesecondchancefoundation.ca , the Substack experience allows to connect to regularly produced short and long-format readings, as well as dedicated audio-visual content https://thesecondchancefoundation.substack.com

Taxpayer rebate of $200 will be made available to all eligible adults in Ontario who have filed their 2023 Income Tax and Benefit Return by December 31, 2024. Eligible families are noted to receive an additional $200 for every child under 18. Recipients of this taxpayer rebate can expect cheques mailed to them in early 2025.

Eligible adults: (1) 18 years or older at the end of 2023 (2) resident in Ontario on 31 December 2023 (3) filed their 2023 Income Tax and Benefit Returns by 31 December 2024 (4) not bankrupt or incarcerated in 2024.

Eligible children under age of 18 for whom the Ontario family receives the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) for 2024.

For more information: Ontario Taxpayer Rebate | ontario.ca

Cheques began to be issued by the finance minister as of January 17th, 2025. Ontarians can verify status of their cheque on the Service Ontario website.

Concerns about the cheque being missing or stolen can be addressed at Ontario.ca/TaxpayerRebate, or by calling Service Ontario at 1-833-351-0409 or 1-888-821-9056