Soaring inflation prompting more Okanagan residents to ask for help
“We’ve seen a 34-per cent increase over the same time period last year in people requesting our services,” said Darryn Titterington, community ministries coordinator with the Salvation Army.“They’re telling our caseworkers that after they pay rent, after they pay utilities, there’s very little, if anything, left,” Titterington said.
While there is no specific data, Titterington said even the organization’s thrift store is seeing more people coming to shop. “I expect it to go up even further in the summer. We were really surprised at the increase over the first three months compared to 2021, he said. “It just doesn’t seem like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It just seems to be getting darker.”
That has prompted a plea for help from those who are in a position to do so, whether that be individually or getting more creative to maximize donations. “We’re just encouraging people, if they can, to do something locally maybe in their neighbourhoods, Moss said. “Everything counts, everything matters.”
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