‘We’re at capacity every single night’: Toronto shelters feeling the brunt of inflation
The toll on unhoused individuals has also been seen at daytime drop-in centre All Saints Toronto, which provides 800 meals per week and wrap-around services to the homeless. The organization is not city-funded.
“What we’re able to do with the level of resources that we actually have is very significant, but to be honest it’s becoming harder and harder to be able to do that,” says Diana Chan McNally who is the drop-in’s harm reduction case manager. “We’re very reliant on Daily Bread and Second Harvest to get recovered food to make our meals. While people are seeing high prices at grocery stores, we’re seeing less food on the trucks.”it was recently hit with a devastating fire that left one person dead
. The aftermath of the fire has left the facility’s kitchen and storage room for donations and clothing with significant water damage. “It’s going to be hard to bring those spaces back into a decent condition to be able to store clothing and food,” Chan McNally told Global News.
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