December 2, 2019
CBC News
Ontario
Christine Rankin
Ontario hunger report says 1 in 10 Ontarians can’t afford a basic standard of living
A new report says that more people have been visiting food banks across the province more frequently, including a “concerning” number of people with full or part-time employment.
Feed Ontario’s annual hunger report — which captures food bank usage in the province, analyzes trends and provides recommendations — revealed that 510,438 individuals visited food banks across the province, more than 3,059,000 times over the past year — an increase of 8,848 more people.
And over the past three years, those with employment income who access food banks have increased by 27 per cent.