By Tara Deschamps
Ontario Chronicle
Posted January 11, 2025 3:31 pm
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The Ottawa Meals Financial institution says it is going to cut back the quantity of meals it supplies to packages inside its community because it copes with growing prices and rising demand for its providers.
The meals financial institution’s CEO Rachael Wilson says 98 packages will obtain between 20 and 50 per cent much less meals than they’ve in previous years.
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Wilson positioned the transfer as crucial as a result of rising prices have left the group unable to buy the identical quantity of meals as earlier than.
But she says meals financial institution utilization is at an all-time excessive in Ottawa, with the variety of visits to the group growing by greater than 90 per cent since 2019.
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She estimates 40 per cent of meals banks in her group’s community reported turning individuals away on a weekly foundation as a consequence of capability final yr.
The Ottawa Meals Financial institution distributes greater than 4.4 million kilograms of meals from its Bantree Avenue warehouse every year and says it receives 556,000 visits for assist yearly.
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