Montreal food banks feeling the pinch as donations dwindle
With inflation reaching a national average 7.7 per cent and the price of living continue to rise, more and more families are turning to food banks for relief.Story continues below advertisement
“A lot of people coming though – if it weren’t for inflation and COVID they would never darken the door of a food bank,” Reed said. “They have never envisioned themselves coming and yet they are coming to register because they can’t make ends meet.” In the last three weeks On Rock has registered nearly a dozen new families who are struggling to put food on the table.What the latest interest rate hike means for your family’s bottom linewhich has seen a 16 per cent increase in working families asking for aid, according to Eric Kingsley, emergency service director.“We had clients ask us for money to help pay gas – that’s a request we have never had before,” Kingsley said.
Kingsley says the same economic factors squeezing Canadian wallets are also hurting non-profit organizations and their ability to help.“Were being hit with inflation. There have been products that we have been missing but as of yet were OK, but it is always a struggle to get the products we need for a proper food bag,” Kingsley said.While confident they will be able to continue to supply families on a weekly basis, both Kingsley and Reed worry the situation will worse.
“It takes a lot of rain drops to fill a bucket. No matter how small the donation is we will use it and we will add it to the pile of other donations and that’s how we feed our families,” Reed said.85% stressed their income won’t keep up with inflation: Ipsos poll – Jun 22, 2022
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