Resources
- Report
Nowhere to turn: Single Adults living with Poverty in Canada
Households composed of single adults have grown from 30% of those helped by food banks in 2001, to 45% in 2016. Food banks have unfortunately become an essential part of...
- Report
HungerCount 2015
In March 2015, 852,137 people received food from a food bank in Canada. More than one-third of those helped were children. Food bank use in March was 1.3% higher compared...
- Report
HungerCount 2014
In a country as wealthy as Canada, close to a million people need food banks just to make ends meet each month. Why have we not seen any significant change...
- Report
HungerCount 2013
In 2008, it appeared that progress was being made, as the number of people helped by food banks each month reached its lowest point in 10 years. Unfortunately, the recession...
- Report
Hunger Count 2010
Over the last two years, food bank use in Canada has risen by 28% – an unprecedented rate of growth. After four consecutive years of decline, demand for food banks...