Record-Breaking 1 Million Ontarians Used Food Banks in Past Year

More than one million Ontarians visited a food bank during the last fiscal year, a 25 percent increase compared to the year prior, according to a new report by Feed Ontario. “When we released record-breaking data last year, we thought that was the high-water mark,” Feed Ontario CEO Carolyn Stewart said in a press release. “But food bank use has only continued to climb as more Ontarians find themselves struggling to make ends meet.” Ontario food banks were visited a total of 7.6 million times between April 2023 and March 2024, a 134 percent increase over the 2019 to 2020 fiscal year, according to the organization. Food Canada said the trend indicates the need for food banks is continuing to grow, with 2024 marking an all-time high for usage and the eighth consecutive year of growth....