September 18, 2014
Global News
Jennifer Palisoc
GTA food banks no longer the temporary solution they were meant to be
When times are tough, many families turn to food banks.
“Four million Canadians are living in households where there’s a struggle to afford the food that they need,” said Valerie Tarasuk, a professor of nutritional science at the University of Toronto. “That is a big problem.”
At St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Community Food Bank in Pickering, some shelves are almost empty: A result of a slowdown in donations over the summertime and the economy as many people have lost jobs.
“They’re lined up outside before we’re even open, “said Mae Herridge, a volunteer. “A lot of them have young children.”