More people visiting Calgary Food Bank than ever before: report
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Food banks across Canada are experiencing an overwhelming demand for their services, including right here in Calgary.
Food banks across Canada are experiencing an overwhelming demand for their services, including right here in Calgary.
According to Food Bank Canada's annual HungerCount report, the organization recorded its highest year-over-year increase in usage in March 2023, which saw a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022.
Meanwhile, the number of food bank visits in Canada in March 2023 was a whopping 78.5 per cent more than in March 2019.
The report points to relentless inflation as one of the reasons people who never thought they would need a food bank had to walk through the doors for the first time this year.
Calgary Food Bank president and CEO Melissa From says they're definitely seeing an increase in the need for their services.
"We're seeing more people coming to the Calgary Food Bank than we ever have before, and people needing help for longer than they have before.
"But we're here and we're helping them, and that's the good side of it."
