MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The meals financial institution system in one among Ontario’s largest cities says it has been pressured to put off employees and minimize applications with a view to preserve feeding the rising variety of residents who depend on meals donations.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The meals financial institution system in one among Ontario’s largest cities says it has been pressured to put off employees and minimize applications with a view to preserve feeding the rising variety of residents who depend on meals donations.
Meals Banks Mississauga says it’s lowering its paid workforce by 16 per cent and cancelling two applications to make sure its long-term sustainability.
The group says that was “the one path ahead” to keep away from reducing the quantity of meals it can provide out, with native meals financial institution utilization at an all-time excessive.
It says one in 13 residents in Mississauga, a metropolis of practically 800,000 individuals, depend on meals banks and it expects to serve 100,000 guests a yr by 2027.
Feed Ontario says greater than 1,000,000 individuals throughout the province visited a meals financial institution in 2023-2024, and practically 40 per cent of surveyed meals banks had been pressured to scale back the quantity of meals they offer out.
Meals Banks Mississauga says demand for emergency meals has grown quicker than donations obtained and its cash can not stretch as far.
“We now have been pressured to make this painful however obligatory determination to put off employees and cancel applications to protect our sources to assist meals financial institution guests,” Meals Banks Mississauga CEO Meghan Nicholls stated in an announcement Wednesday.
“This is without doubt one of the most troublesome choices we’ve needed to make as a corporation, and sadly, it’s the solely path ahead to keep up the identical stage of service we offer to our neighborhood.”
Nicholls stated meals banks have been a “Band-Assist answer” to gaps in social help applications and stretching that too far has resulted in her group’s restructuring.
Meals Banks Mississauga is urging individuals to evaluate the platforms of Ontario’s political events and to “vote for representatives who pledge to deal with poverty and meals insecurity” within the Feb. 27 provincial election.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Feb. 12, 2025.
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