Food banks say they are being stretched thin as more Canadians seek out their services amid skyrocketing prices at grocery stores.
reported it saw 171,631 visits. That's nearly triple the number compared to June 2019, which saw approximately 65,000 visits.
"The stories that we're hearing -- the common theme is people's income doesn't match what their expenses are. And so, I'm seeing more and more working families who they have a job, or maybe they're putting together two part-time jobs, and are unable to make ends meet," Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Neil Hetherington told CTV's Your Morning on Thursday.
Hetherington says food banks in Canada are being hit "on two sides." In addition to having to deal with the increasing demand for their services, food banks themselves also have to contend with the increasing cost of food, putting a strain on their operations. "We are at a crisis stage and as more people come to food banks across the country, it is more expensive for us to be able to feed that need," he said.
released last month found that one in five Canadians reported going hungry at least once between March 2020 and March 2022, while nearly a quarter reported eating less than they should because they didn't have enough money for food.
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