A record number of people — nearly 1.5 million — used food banks in Canada this March, and Saskatchewan has also seen a rise of food bank clients, according to a report from Food Banks Canada.
Boxes of food are ready to be shipped out from the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre's warehouse. Food banks across Saskatchewan have seen a rise in clients, according to a recent report from Food Banks Canada.
"I try to remind folks [that] behind each one of those numbers are real people who are struggling to make ends meet," Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley said in an interview with CBC Radio's"We really need to see government take action to shore up our social safety net."In Saskatchewan, numbers have climbed even more sharply since 2021.
"We're struggling" with "dire needs right now," said Michael Kincade, executive director of Food Banks of Saskatchewan. There are 36 food banks listed as members of his organization, said Kincade, not counting other groups in small communities that offer similar services.Kincade is especially concerned about the high number of kids using food banks, according to the national report.
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