‘We are serving three times the number we saw last year,’ says food bank co-ordinator
Numbers 35 per cent higher than visits in March 2019, before the pandemic hit
Homemade turkey dinner now more than $200 for a family of four
One Vancouver food bank said three-quarters of the students it aids were from overseas
The Coalition for Healthy School Food wants the federal government to create a national program.
Fund includes pilot test for app that allows communities to request food as needed
“Food insecurity can be an ongoing, often difficult problem to see,” says Chilliwack mayor
Rising cost of living, pandemic means more folks are relying on food banks
Cloverdale Community Kitchen has sent about 100,000 pounds of food and clothing to flood victims
Chilliwack Fire Department will be at 5 grocery stores Nov. 27, Dec. 11 and 18
Between wildfires and the pandemic, local food banks have seen heavy use. It’s time to re-supply!
Lower Mainland preschooler asked for donations, instead of gifts, for her birthday this year
Mount Cheam Pathfinder Club’s annual food drive to take place at Seventh-Day Adventist Church
McCammon elementary collected more than 2,000 non-perishable items for the Salvation Army food bank
The annual event brings in donations of food and cash for the Salvation Army and local food banks
Hampers available for individuals and families who apply before Dec. 12
First-ever event allows locals to donate to Archway Food Bank of Abbotsford to aid during holidays
