Citing \u0022crisis level\u0022 food insecurity in the capital, the Ottawa Food Bank said Tuesday that it\u0027s distributing an emergency grant of $500,000 to community and emergency food banks in its network.
Last month, the Ottawa Food Bank and its 112 member agencies reported more than 40,500 client visits to food banks city-wide — a 24 per cent increase over November 2021 and “a new record.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
One in 10 Lowertown residents visit its food bank at least once in a year, Beutel said. Visits have doubled since 2017 and risen by more than 3,000 since last year.Article contentJean-Michel Rousseau of Partage Vanier said it’s registering about 30 new families a week and again seeing families who haven’t needed them in years.
The Ottawa Food Bank said the emergency grant will allow member agencies to buy more food because demand was outpacing food bank inventories. The OFB said it has heard that many were referring people in need to other programs and preparing to have to turn people away.“This is an unprecedented time for Ottawa. The rising number of visits to food banks is happening at unprecedented rates requiring emergency intervention. The cost of basic needs are increasingly unaffordable.
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