Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian researchers say the appeals can be tough to swallow.
Josh Smee, the executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador-based non-profit Food First N.L., says he tends to feel conflicted during the holidays when calls ramp up to donate to local food banks, often accompanied by messaging about ending hunger.As the Canadian national soccer teams head to their respective FIFA World Cups, Derek Van Diest is on the scene to cover all the action.
In the same sample, researchers found about 63 per cent of households receiving social assistance or income support last year were food insecure. The same was true of nearly 14 per cent of surveyed households where income came from wages or salaries, the group’s research said. “Poverty is just so expensive,” Smee said. “Effectively, what we’re all doing as individual taxpayers … is we’re subsidizing keeping income support rates low and keeping wages low. Because those folks are then reaching out for either state supports or charity.”
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