MONTREAL – Just a few months after a forced relocation, the NDG Food Depot is moving again.
“They do incredible work, they’re the lifeblood of the neighbourhood.”
The move in March caused an uproar in the local community, prompting actor Jay Baruchel to weigh in on the issue.
“They do incredible work, they’re the lifeblood of the neighbourhood I grew up in. They could be treated better,” he told Global News.
With 700 people per week coming through its doors to access its emergency food basket program, not to mention many others who participate in its educational programming, the level of need in the community is high.
“Families, seniors, working people, newly-arrived immigrants, students and unemployed individuals need food support to supplement their low or non-existent income on a short-term and increasingly a long-term basis,” noted Bonnie Soutar, the Director of Development.
The charity will move from its temporary home at the River’s Edge Community Church to its new location at Trinity Memorial Church on Marlowe and Sherbrooke next week.
“We are still searching for our permanent home and are grateful to both River’s Edge (our current home) and Trinity for offering us temporary space,” said Soutar.
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