Making sure those in need have food on their table has always been a top priority for the Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank, but with uncertainty around COVID-19 more people than ever are relying on them to survive.
Part of the problem is the province’s state of emergency and the closure of a number of businesses. “This kind of made matters much worse,” explained Cynthia Louis, the director of donor relations. “We’ve heard of people panic buying and overstocking and so on.
The clients we serve they don’t have that luxury to stockpile and so they have an additional fear or additional panic added on to what they’ve already been experiencing.” “We’re even giving away extra food just to make sure,” Louis said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ