Food banks in Guelph struggling to keep up with demand
Many food banks in the Guelph area are seeing more clients and fewer food items available for needy families.“We’re lucky to receive a levy from the students at the university,” said co-ordinator Alannah Wyllie. “We are able to purchase produce items and some items that other food banks are not able to. But we still struggle with a lack of funding, with food prices skyrocketing, and the need for our service growing every month.
The Guelph Food Bank has also been hit hard recently and is struggling to keep up with the demand. As of Monday, it’s collected 13,000 pounds of non-perishable food items in its fall food drive. Its goal is 90,000 pounds by Oct. 16.Canadians turning to discount & dollar stores to stomach rising food prices – Sep 20, 2022
“With the centralization project so far this year, we’ve basically seen a 63 per cent increase by the end of August compared to the year prior in the amount of food that we’ve been distributing in the community, and an average increase of 47 per cent in unique individuals being served,” said food bank administrator Pauline Cripps. “With the way food prices are going up, the cost of living is going up, inflation, people are being affected all over.
Wyllie said the Guelph Student Food Bank has “enough food to go around,” but “most of our items like chicken, eggs and produce, they run of it by the end of the day.”
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