"We know that that is not enough," he said. "So, I would ask for the public's help in helping us to sound that alarm and making it loud enough so that people who are in positions of power are forced not to turn away."
The report outlined that Toronto food banks saw a million more visits over the past year, bringing the total number to 3.49 million from April 2023 to April 2024—a 38 percent increase, and nearly four times the number of visits food banks saw before the pandemic.
Noble says no level of government or any elected officials have issued a response yet. "We've been telling this story for a long time and we're being ignored by people who are in positions of power," he said.
The report makes several specific policy recommendations, including increasing disability benefits and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates, investing more in children's nutrition programs and creating and maintaining more affordable housing.
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