Canadian food bank use hits 2.3 million monthly visits due to grocery costs: report

By Sadeen Mohsen Kerry Holt never expected she’d become a food bank client. After losing her job nearly a year ago following major surgery, Holt said it became increasingly difficult to balance her rent, extra bills and provide for her three children. She would have only one meal a day, suffering from fainting spells a few times, before being diagnosed with an iron deficiency because of her lack of eating. “I was doing everything I could to find work,” she said. “My groceries and bills were so high.” Now, Holt visits her local Indigenous food bank twice a month, always on the look out for eggs, milk, bread, granola and sometimes produce when it’s available. “With food prices, anyone could need the food bank at any point,” she said. A…

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