Poverty

• Less than 50% of Canadians financially optimistic amid U.S. tariffs: survey

  The annual Salvation Army survey found 86% agreed the tariffs were driving up the cost of household staples, and 79% believed they were hurting low-income households the most.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• Manitoba food banks push to halve food insecurity by 2030

  An open letter calls for a concrete plan to halve food insecurity by 2030. Here in Manitoba, that call for action echoes through local food shelters.

  Canada

  Apr 14
  
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• U.S. rejects 2030 UN goals on ending poverty, tackling climate change

  The U.S. renunciation was one of the first — if not the first — by any country of the 17 goals that were adopted unanimously by all 193 U.N. member nations.

  U.S. News

  Mar 7
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• ‘A ways to go’: Calgary Salvation Army thousands behind annual fundraising goal

  As of Saturday, the Salvation Army says it has raised about $250,000 of its $850,000 goal through its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.

  Economy

  Dec 14, 2024
• B.C. food banks grapple with surging demand, falling donations

  B.C. food banks report they're seeing more than 225,000 monthly visits, up 15 per cent over 2023. Donations, meanwhile, are falling as would-be donors feel the pinch.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
• Alberta food bank demand nearly doubles over past 5 years: report

  Food Banks Canada says food bank use in Alberta is up by 92.4 per cent over the past five years.

  Economy

  Oct 28, 2024
• Monthly food bank use in Canada soars to record 2 million: report

  Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley says food banks are being pushed to 'the brink' and low-income Canadians need help immediately.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
• Canadian cities struggling to get past ‘Whac-A-Mole’ solution to homeless encampments

  There is no easy solution to homeless encampments, but municipalities that adopt policies tolerating them may suffer political backlash at the ballot box.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2024
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• Ontario food banks ‘cannot keep up’ as usage reaches 8-year high

  Feed Ontario, a food bank network in the province, released new data Tuesday showing that 1,001,150 Ontarians visited a food bank at least once in 2023-24.

  Economy

  Sep 9, 2024
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• Ontario food bank turns clients away: ‘Demand was greater than the food we had’

  About two weeks ago, the Salvation Army Food Bank in Brant County had to temporarily close for a day after high demand at its Paris, Ont., location saw its shelves emptied.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2024