"Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said this Thanksgiving, it's important to consider how the city can build more affordable housing, raise wages and provide community support. We shouldn't have to go to a food bank, she said. This is the season that we are harvesting so much. Toronto can be so rich. We are so blessed. Let us share a bit of what we have, she said."
"Daily Bread's CEO Neil Hetherington said the food bank served 330,000 clients just last month. Five Thanksgivings ago, the food bank needed $1.5 million a year for food. Now, they're spending upwards of $29 million on food per year. We're at that crisis level, he said Saturday. The need has grown dramatically. Hetherington said that's why volunteers at Daily Bread are advocating and helping wherever possible. Volunteers here at the Daily Bread have said enough is enough. We're going to feed the need now, he said."
Hundreds of volunteers and politicians gathered in Etobicoke for Daily Bread Food Bank's Thanksgiving public food sort as Toronto food bank visits hit record highs. The Thanksgiving drive, running until month-end, aims to raise $4.4 million and 225,000 pounds of food. Mayor Olivia Chow called for more affordable housing, higher wages and stronger community supports, and said feeding children and providing rent supplements requires other government help. Daily Bread CEO Neil Hetherington reported serving 330,000 clients last month and noted food expenditures grew from $1.5 million to about $29 million annually, describing the situation as a crisis.
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