Working Poor

The following information is from the Canadian Association of Food Banks.

1 in 6 working Canadian families do not earn enough to both live and eat. In 2001, 653,000 workers had low family income, earning an average of $25,080 per year; 1.9 million Canadians live in those families.

Part time work, temporary or contact positions mean people are struggling to earn enough for basics like rent and food.

The percentage of working poor who use food banks has more than doubled in the last 17 years, from 6% in 1989 to 13.4% in 2006. Visit the CAFB web site

Who Uses Food Banks In Canada

According to the CAFB (Canadian Association of Food Banks "Highlights of Hunger Count 2006)
753, 458 people from across Canada used food banks to feed themselves and their families in March of 2006.
41% of these are children. 13.4% are people who have full time jobs that do not pay them enough to make ends meet.
Who is hungry in Canada? Working families. People on Social Assistance. Singles. Couples. Senior. Children.

What Else Can Be Done

How We Are Supported
All funding for the Food Bank comes directly from our community.
We do not receive government assistance to operate any part of the organization.
If you donate money, a tax receipt will be issued.
Food donations can be made directly to the Food Bank or at all major grocery chains in our community.