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Sep 11, 2024 · Food banks around B.C. are warning of a “perfect storm” of record demand and low donations. Food Banks BC says that for the first time ever, its members have served 100,000 users in a...
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- Amy Judd,Emily Lazatin
Oct 29, 2021 · Kirstin Beardsley, chief network services officer at Food Banks Canada, notes that while food bank use was high in Canada prior to the pandemic, current conditions are creating the “perfect...
Nov 6, 2021 · A recent report from Food Banks Canada is warning of some dire times still to come thanks to a volatile combination of “high housing costs, pandemic job losses, rising food costs and an...
- Rita Demontis
Oct 28, 2021 · 27% of Canadians accessing food banks are on fixed incomes such as pensions or disability benefits ; Food bank demand in larger urban centres was more likely to be attributed to job loss
Oct 25, 2023 · A new report from Food Banks Canada released Wednesday found that this year, with the cost of living skyrocketing, food bank usage rose to its highest level since the survey started in 1989.
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- Rhianna Schmunk
Apr 26, 2024 · Food banks in Canada are being pushed to the brink with high demand and donations not keeping pace. Experts say it’s unsustainable. The last four years have been financially tumultuous for ...
Oct 28, 2021 · OTTAWA -- A new report is shedding light on the increasing demand for food banks in Canada during the pandemic. According to a newly released study from Food Banks Canada’s Hunger Count,...
