Put Food Banks Out of Business
At VolunteerConnector we love people who think deeply and strive for strongly rooted empathetic change. We always seek to amplify those humans across the country doing that work in all areas of the sector. There are some brilliant people working in food security who are seeking to put Food Banks Out of Business! These are people who work in these spaces and care intensely about the people in the communities who they work with. Please read more about their desired action and how you can help here.
Some information about Food Security in this country via Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank.
- 8.7 million Canadians are currently food insecure.
- 1 in 3 single mothers (and their children) are food insecure in Canada.
- Black and Indigenous people are twice as likely to be food insecure.
- People who are severely food insecure cost taxpayers more than double in healthcare spending.
- Unattached singles on welfare in Canada are living in deep poverty on incomes that are 63 per cent below the poverty line.
- Poverty costs Canadians up to $84-billion per year
There is a bill in the Senate (S-233) that calls for the federal government to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income.
If you volunteer in the space of food security or are involved in your local food bank please do consider joining this vital work and supporting Universal Basic Income in Canada.