Article 393NJ Food bank use pushed by costly housing, social assistance shortfall: report

Food bank use pushed by costly housing, social assistance shortfall: report

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Kate Bueckert
from CBC | Edmonton News on (#393NJ)
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The Ontario Association of Food Banks has released its annual Hunger Report, showing nearly half a million people in the province used a local food bank last year. The report cites insufficient social assistance rates and a lack of affordable housing as the main reason.

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