coronavirus pandemic.The initiative is part of a larger effort by the Iraqi Canadian Society to deliver 400 food baskets to Arabic families in need through an $80,000 grant from the Red Cross.The $80,000 will be used to create 400 food baskets, each filled with $200 worth of dried food to families that applied through the organization.“There are so many people that were not eligible for either the social support or the CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit), and they are struggling right now,” society board member Shetha Roomi said.She said some of the people they are helping have only recently arrived in Canada and are still relying on extended family members for financial support.