Food banks across Canada are experiencing an overwhelming demand for their services, including right here in Calgary.
, the organization recorded its highest year-over-year increase in usage in March 2023, which saw a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022.
Calgary Food Bank president and CEO Melissa From says they're definitely seeing an increase in the need for their services. "If we just look at September 2022 to September of 2023, we're seeing about a 30 per cent increase in the folks that are coming to the Calgary Food Bank.""One of the significant differences that we've seen in the clients that are coming to the Calgary Food Bank is the increase in working people, people who are saying that employment income is their primary source of revenue in their household, but they're still struggling to make ends meet.
She says because the Calgary Food Bank purchases some of the food provided to clients, they too are experiencing increased grocery store prices.
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