Food banks help, but problems run deeper

December 1st, 2015

After 30 years of food banks in Canada, the Hunger Count 2015 report just released by Food Banks Canada shows food bank use is on the rise across the country, especially in Alberta. In Nanaimo the trend is also toward an increase in demand. Loaves and Fishes food bank executive director Peter Sinclair has seen increases between one per cent and three per cent each year.

If food banks are meant to relieve hunger, they are not working.

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