MONCTON – A popular Moncton soup kitchen is struggling to keep up with an increasing number of clients.
Mike Bembridge is co-chair of the Karing Kitchen’s board of directors and says more demand, increased operating costs and a limited budget are taking their toll.
“In the next year or two if we don’t see greater financial support then we will be in trouble,” he said.
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The Kitchen isn’t the only not-for-profit group that’s struggling. The Open Hands Food Bank is also dealing with more people in need.
Betty Surette speaks for the food bank.
“We are struggling for money to buy staples that we buy every month,” she said. “We are getting by but just barely.”
Jean-Claude Basque of the Common Front for Social Justice says the increase in demand is related to the province’s poor economy.
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“There’s a lot more people working part-time and the salary hasn’t gone up a lot,” he said. “Especially for people on social assistance, their rate has gone up but it hasn’t followed the cost of living.”
Numbers released by Food Banks Canada in 2014, show that at least 25 per cent more New Brunswickers are using food banks since 2008.
The report also shows that nearly 10 per cent of those clients have jobs.
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