‘Perfect storm’: Canadian charities feeling inflation pinch ahead of holiday season
by Feed Ontario showed a 24 per cent increase in the number of people accessing a food bank in the province this year compared with 2021, with the cost of food and housing cited as the main reasons for seeking help. One in three food bank users sought assistance for the first time, the report published in November said.Food bank usage across Canada hit all time high, nearly 1.
Feed Ontario says inventory that would usually last two to three months is gone after a few weeks now. “Donors who would normally give to the food bank and support financially no longer have that available income to support it and in some circumstances, donors have turned into actual food bank visitors,” said Carolyn Stewart, executive director for Feed Ontario.In Iqaluit, the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre has reported a 12 per cent jump in demand every month this year.“Last summer … we averaged between 100 to 150 meals per day.
from Statistics Canada, food prices were up 10.1 per cent in October, down slightly from the 10.3 per cent hike in September.Many staples saw major year-over-year hikes: the cost of dry or fresh pasta was up 44.8 per cent; margarine cost 40.4 per cent more; and soup was 18.4 per cent more expensive., said inflation is not only impacting how much food can be bought at stores but also how far donations can stretch, especially when it comes to delivering food.
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