Students bolster food bank shelves: The Intelligencer

Posted by sarah at 3:59 pm

November 2011
Students bolster food bank shelves
By: Jerome Lessard
Instead of taking this Halloween, Indigo Christ and her friends wanted to give.
While most children strolled the streets with their parents and friends to gather candy Monday evening, the Grade 12 student at Moira Secondary School and her group of community-oriented students stepped up to help end hunger [...]

Food-bank use higher than before recession: Report: The Montreal Gazette

Posted by sarah at 3:55 pm

November 1, 2011
Food-bank use higher than before recession: Report
By: Jordan Press and Bradley Bouzane
While food banks from coast to coast hoped to see a reduction in strain as Canada pulled itself out of the 2008 recession, little or no progress has been made, according to a new report.
The number of Canadians relying on food banks [...]