COVID-19 pandemic.A holiday about celebrating connection, gratitude and food has seen some families unable to fill the dinner table.However, local organizations are stepping up to meet the increased demand for support.
Smaller turkeys, quieter gatherings: How coronavirus is changing Canada’s Thanksgiving The Centre Street Church was feeding roughly 900 people a month before the pandemic.
Now, they’re up to about 1,700 people a week.“Up about 120 or 130 per cent. So, it’s increased markedly,” said Steve Griffin, pastor of compassionate ministries at the Centre Street Church.Griffin said those requests only increase during the holidays, such as Thanksgiving.“Now this is truly desperate where people are saying, ‘This is life and death to.