The Face of Hunger Today
All people deserve to eat, regardless of the choices they’ve made or the hands they were dealt in life. No one can grow, maintain good health or reach their full potential if they are hungry. A surprising number of our neighbors are doing something they never imagined – visiting one of our agency partner’s food shelves for the first time in their lives.
Who is hungry?
Working families
totaling more than half a million people visit food shelves.
Children
are more than 33 percent of the people you help.
Seniors
are the fastest-growing segment of the population visiting food shelves.
Post-secondary students
use food shelves at a time when they have very few resources.