Yesmil Pena, who works at St. Philip Neri's Table Food Bank at St Philip Neri Church, is photographed in Toronto, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.Photo by Chris Young/The Canadian Press

Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley said food banks are being pushed to 'the brink'

by · National Post

Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one.

She was eight years old and still adjusting to the shock of an Ottawa winter after recently moving from Halifax, where she and her mom arrived in Canada from Sudan about two years earlier. One day she saw her pregnant mother approaching their home, trudging through snow and carrying a “big bag of toys.”

Twenty per cent of Canadians skipping meals to cut down on food costs: surveySASKATOON — Laurie O’Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as prices in grocery stores rise out of reach.Kelly Geraldine Malone, 31 Oct 2022Why charity and food banks won't solve Canada's food insecurity problem as inflation risesWhen it comes to responding to food insecurity, charity is the Canadian way. The food may be eaten and appreciated by those who receive it, the giving spirit behind the donations admirable. But as research shows, people aren’t any more food secure for it.Laura Brehaut, 25 Oct 2022