Food bank usage on the rise even in smaller communities
CTV
As the price of food continues to rise – so does food bank usage.
As the price of food continues to rise – so does food bank usage.
Hunger is increasingly becoming a problem in this country and it’s not just a big city issue.
A recent hunger report commissioned by Manitoulin Family Resources found it is seeing 37 per cent more clients.
“Populations that I’m seeing an increase in over the summer are single parents with children who are having issues making ends meet,” said Vanessa Glasby, the Food Security Program supervisor at the family resource centre.
“We’re also seeing a rise in single pensioners who previously who have been able to make that pension stretch.”
On delivery day at the Manitoulin Food Bank – the centre’s grocer partners drop off fresh bread, produce and vegetables.
Officials told CTV News this is unfortunately food that very much needed and does not last long in these fridges.
