Ottawa Food Bank
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Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfallIt attributes the scarcity in donations to high food prices, which the organization says 'are understandably impacting donor habits.'CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Ottawa Food Bank says it’s short on food: ‘Never seen anything like this’The food bank tied the donation shortage to the high price of groceries that continues to outpace inflation, which has other food banks struggling to meet growing demand.CanadaAug 21, 2023
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Ottawa food banks struggling to keep up with demand amid funding crunchWith COVID-19 supports drying up and food prices skyrocketing, the Caldwell Family Centre is just one group pleading for more support from governments.CanadaFeb 3, 2023
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Food banks’ demand surges amid COVID-19. Now they worry about long-term pressuresFood Banks Canada says it expects demand during the pandemic to increase higher than it did during the 2008 recession.CanadaApr 15, 2020
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Charity partners give updates to tornado relief in public meetingOn top of the funds already distributed by the charity organizations, proceeds from last weekend's After the Storm charity concert were also donated at the meeting adding a further $55,678 to the $1.8 million total donated.CanadaNov 16, 2018
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Rising food costs cause concern at Canadian food banksCanadian food banks hope that the pinch they're feeling from rising food prices isn't snowballing into a full-fledged crisis.CanadaJan 31, 2016
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