40 years on, food banks are doing nothing for the majority of nearly 6 million hungry Canadians. Experts say something needs to change
Food banks are increasingly “taking over from the welfare state”, former Labour PM Gordon Brown has warned, amid growing concerns that lack of state support
More people than ever before are turning to food banks because they cannot afford to eat. Food banks face a “pressure cooker” situation as they
By: Phoebe Stephens | Catherine Sweet | Hannah L. Harrison See original post here. For the roughly 11 million Canadians who qualify, it will provide
By: Stefan Labbé They were meant to be temporary, a quick fix for people who had fallen on hard times after the 1981 economic recession.
By: Kate Bueckert See original post here. Food banks aren’t supposed to exist in 2022. They were started in Canada about 40 years ago as
By: Tom Yun Original article can be seen here. Food banks say they are being stretched thin as more Canadians seek out their services amid
By Brendan Kennedy. See original post here. A prescription for healthy food? Food rx program gives people access to fresh fruit and vegetables on doctor’s orders.
In the richest country in the world, nearly half of people who need help can’t get it. This is a wake-up call to the failure
The lack of long-term economic aid for unemployed workers has meant that incredible amounts of suffering are everywhere in America right now. We talked to
