B.C. food banks are trying to step up to meet soaring demand, but they can\u0027t fix the root problems
The organization uses app technology to provide “food rescues” by matching food surpluses from business, such as hotels, catering services and stores, with community organizations servicing those in need., 58 per cent of food produced in Canada, or 35.5 million tonnes, is lost or wasted annually. Most of that is wasted by the food industry, not individual consumers.
Pinky Kaur, left, a volunteer for the Food Bank on Wheels hnds food to single mom Monika Skinner in Coquitlam.Monica Skinner, a mother of three who has an eight-year-old and a teenager living with her, has always put a priority on good nutrition for her three kids, but inflation hit hard in 2022. Since April, Skinner and her two children have been in the “shelter shuffle,” moving from one shelter to the next.
“If I get market housing, I will be in the same position again. We are talking about choosing between paying the bills and paying for food.”Article content While charities and volunteer organizations can provide meals, ultimately they don’t get to the root of the problem, said Soma. Policy changes that stabilize and ensure adequate income, such as improvements to minimum wage, social assistance rates, pensions and child benefits, are required, she said.Article content
“It’s the government that is taking charge and making sure their citizens are not hungry, here the responsibility is downloaded by to foodbanks, donations, and food surplus,” Soma said.
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