AGAR: Serving up personal food for thought on food bank users
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What do we know about the people visiting food banks in Canada in late 2025?
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We know there are a lot more of them. Food Banks Canada’s 2025 report tells us that food bank usage is up by 99% since 2019.
Calgary Food Bank president and CEO Melissa From told Postmedia: “They’re no longer coming for one or two or three hampers to get them by; they’re now needing to rely on........





















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