Hunger Lives Close to Home. You Can Change That Today
Make Happy Tummies™ helps nourish children in your community. 100% of your gift stays local*—fueling children to learn and thrive.
Make Happy Tummies Is Back
January 22 – April 23
Donate at participating grocery stores and help children in your community—and across Canada—start each school day nourished, energized, and ready to learn.
Running coast-to-coast, Make Happy Tummies supports local school breakfast programs through grocery stores in your neighbourhood. Every donation helps provide a nutritious start to the day for a child who needs it most.
Donate in-store. Make an impact.
100% to children
100% impact
Find and Help a Breakfast Program Near You*
Enter your postal code to find one of the 3,000+ programs that benefit from generous donations today.
Community Fundraisers
See how our partners are making an impact in communities like yours—and discover how you can get involved.
From Hungry to Happy
A healthy breakfast is linked to higher happiness and stronger concentration at school.2
100% of your donation goes directly to helping children.
Built on 50 years of proven impact, we work with more than 3,000 verified school nutrition programs across Canada to help ensure children arrive at school nourished, focused, and ready to learn.
Research shows that when children are fed at school, they’re more engaged, more confident, and better able to succeed in the classroom. Your support helps turn that evidence into everyday impact — changing a child’s school day, starting with breakfast.
Give today and help move a child from hungry to happy.
Donate now to make a difference.
- 100% of donations stay local and are trackable by postal code. Schools are reviewed annually to ensure support reaches children who need it most.
- Thanks to donors like you, $22M+ has helped provide over 12 million nutritious meals in our communities.
- Research shows breakfast supports learning and mental well-being.³
- Your donation turns proof into action — fueling a child’s day and helping them thrive.
Support from Make Happy Tummies helps ensure children and youth across our province have access to the nourishment they need to thrive. More and more children are relying on Student Nutrition Programs as an important source of healthy food. For students to focus and learn, it’s crucial that they start each school day nourished.
– Tyler Arsenault,
Student Nutrition Ontario
The support we receive is invaluable in supporting Breakfast Club of Canada’s mission and makes a positive impact in the lives of children.
– Paul Lethbridge,
Breakfast Club of Canada
References:
*Programs mapped via Google Maps near schools; locations approximate. School names omitted for privacy.
1. 1 in 3 children in Canada say they are feeling hungry when arriving at school almost every day. Source: Breakfast Club of Canada 2. The Impact of Breakfast on Concentration and Attention 3. Kids Who Eat Breakfast Perform Better at School, Studies Show
