November 15, 2019
The Guardian
Prince Edward Island
P.E.I. food banks see increase in usage for 2018-19
The number of people using food banks in P.E.I. is up.
Food Banks Canada Hunger Counts report highlighted a 16.7 per cent increase on average in P.E.I., with a 33 per cent increase at rural food banks in 2018.
Food Banks Canada derives the figures with reporting from their network of over 600 food banks and 3,000 food-related organizations helping more than 850,000 Canadians in communities across the country each month.