Mississauga food bank launches spring drive as demand escalates Via LizBraunSun
Play Video
Financial contributions allow the food bank to buy food in bulk directly from manufacturers and choose healthy and appropriate food for those in need in Mississauga. Volunteers from the food bank will be in Mississauga grocery stores on April 8, 15, and 22 so that people can donate food items or money in person.
There is an increase in young adults using food banks throughout North America, and Thomson confirmed, “We do have a lot of young people, about 30% are single individuals.Try refreshing your browser, orThe jump in demand for the Mississauga Food Bank can be partly explained by the needs of Ukrainian refugees who have come here to escape war. Many are housed in hotels near the airport, which is part of Mississauga.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nanaimo high school organizing bowl of soup fundraiser for food bankStudents at Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS) are organizing a fundraiser called The Empty Bowl with all the money raised going to the Loaves and Fishes food bank.
Read more »
Mississauga girl, 9, sets three Guinness World Records in hula hoopingThis Grade 4 student from Mississauga, Ont., set three Guinness World Records for hula hooping, although she kept the achievement a secret from her classmates at first. “I was really excited and happy and I felt everything you could imagine.”
Read more »
Take action against food wasteFood Waste Action Week is taking place March 6 to 12 and the week-long global collaboration event is led by Love Food Hate Waste Canada.
Read more »
From stalled GDP to slipping big-bank profits: Here are the week's top 7 storiesTD, RBC and BMO earnings, Canada\u0027s fourth\u002Dquarter GDP, and a cyberattack at Indigo Books made the news this week. FP breaks them down here
Read more »
Food delivery riders hogging e-bikes sparks push for new Bike Share feesThe new fees are an attempt to stop food delivery employees from “monopolizing” the bike share program’s e-bikes.
Read more »
Food delivery riders hogging e-bikes is one reason Toronto wants to raise Bike Share feesMembers of Toronto’s Bike Share may have to pay a new fee to use the program’s e-bikes starting this spring, in part to deter food delivery riders from hogging the power-assisted two-wheelers.
Read more »