Non-profit · Toronto · Est. 2025

A warm lunch for every student who needs one.

Pelumi's Pizza provides nutritious school lunches and mental wellness support to food-insecure students across Toronto — in honour of Oluwapelumi Lateef.

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100%
Goes to feeding students
4
Meal options per lunch
$0
Cost to students
Mission

More than a meal.

No student should sit in class hungry. We serve hot, nutritious lunches with dignity — every student chooses what they eat, no questions asked.

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Nutritious school lunches

Hot pizza meals built on Canada's Food Guide — whole-grain crust, lean proteins, fresh fruit, vegetables, and a snack. Students pick their own plate, preserving dignity and normalcy.

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Mental wellness support

School board-approved speakers, pamphlets, videos, and wellness accessories alongside every meal — equipping students with tools to navigate mental health challenges now and later.

Our story

Built in memory. Run with purpose.

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Oluwapelumi Lateef
In loving memory

Pelumi's Pizza was founded by Yann Tihewessi in November 2025 in memory of his brother, Oluwapelumi Lateef — a young man studying to become a teacher who put others before himself every day of his life.

"Olu always put others before himself and we seek to continue in his example of compassion and kindness through his favourite food: pizza."

— Yann Tihewessi, Founder

Yann was himself a recipient of free school lunch programs growing up. He knows firsthand the stigma that can come with it. That's why at Pelumi's Pizza, every student picks their own meal — same line, same experience, same respect as everyone else.

Pelumi believed in education and in showing up for people. This program carries that belief forward, one lunch at a time.