Why are so many people turning to food banks?
Posted Dec 2, 2019 5:04 am.
In today’s Big Story podcast, one in seven people in the Toronto region struggles with food insecurity. That’s according to the 2019 “Who’s Hungry: Profile of Hunger in the Toronto Region” report, which says food bank use rose by four per cent in the last fiscal year. Food is a basic necessity, so why are so many people unable to afford it? What needs to change so that people don’t need to skip meals to pay their bills?
GUEST: Neil Heatherington, CEO of The Daily Bread Food Bank
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