Food banks in the Greater Toronto Area say they are finding it more difficult to secure donations for their Thanksgiving food drives this year as the cost of groceries and the demand for food banks soar in the region.
Meghan Nicholls, the CEO of Food Banks Mississauga, said that as of late Thursday night, the organization was only about 45 per cent of the way toward their $1 million goal for this year’s Thanksgiving campaign, which ends next Sunday.
She said she understands that donations may be slower to roll in this year due to the difficult financial realities that many Canadians are facing. She said Food Banks Mississauga is currently serving 82 per cent more people than it was pre-pandemic and August saw record food bank usage, with 16,000 people coming through their doors in a single month.
“As a society we have chosen to have charities like Food Banks Mississauga meet people’s food needs versus demanding that our government ensure that folks have the income to pay their bills. It means that when it comes around to times like this at Thanksgiving, whether or not neighbours have food to eat relies on folks choosing to be generous with their financial resources and it makes it precarious.
She urged people to push the government to act by contacting elected officials and demanding that all people in their communities have their basic needs met.
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