A new report says more than 800,000 people in Ontario turned to emergency food support between April 1st, 2022 and March 31st, 2023.
Locally, the Napanee Salvation Army Food Bank has helped provide food to over 1000 people this year alone.
The report that was released Monday indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent — the largest single-year increase recorded by the province’s food bank network.
It points to precarious work, the erosion of social support programs and a lack of affordable housing as longstanding factors, with the skyrocketing cost of living being a more recent contributor.