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Oct 31, 2021 · The report shows that in March, 2021, visits to food banks topped 1.3 million, the largest increase since the 2008 recession. One-third of those accessing food banks were children, 8.7 per...
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Comparing average monthly food bank visits year over year for May through August, there has been a 36% increase in 2020 compared to 2019. However, growth in food bank use has not slowed down even as COVID-19 case numbers dropped over the summer. Food banks in Toronto observed a 22% increase during
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In 2021, the Board of Directors and staff of the Ottawa Food Bank have made a strategic commitment to ending food insecurity in Ottawa. For decades we have been focused on the symptom of hunger, but we have always known that poverty is the underlying cause.
Nov 30, 2021 · Food bank usage in Ontario rose 10 per cent during the first year of the pandemic to the highest levels since the recession, a new report has found. Nearly 600,000 people made more than 3.6...
Jul 1, 2021 · While two billion people experienced food insecurity before the declaration of the pandemic on March 13, 2020, increased rates of poverty, unemployment, and economic collapse are now driving millions more into hunger.
Oct 29, 2021 · A new report released by Food Banks Canada reveals that visits to food banks across the country have risen by 20 per cent since 2019, a level of demand not seen since the 2008 recession.
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Mar 31, 2021 · The people who run America’s charitable food banks take pride in what they’ve accomplished over the past year, and the numbers justify it: They distributed roughly 50 percent more food in...
