A day at the food bank,
canada goose parkaThe warehouse is expansive. Large metal boxes are scattered along the floor, overflowing with an assortment of non perishable food. Tall shelves hold bulk donations; diapers and other unmarked boxes.
Despite my timid attempts to alert someone to my presence, the food bank is empty.
I finally see a petite woman slowly pushing a shopping cart along an aisle of carefully placed cans of food,
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That Hilary, a volunteer who has worked the Wednesday morning shift for more than a year.
She leads me to the second floor of the food bank,
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We locate Sandy, a tall man with a friendly smile.
Singers is well known in the non profit community,
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He explains that food bank use across the province has seen a 7% spike from the same time last year.
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Where Kingston has traditionally been isolated from the experience of others in Ontario,
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lower income group is getting larger because the middle class is disappearing, Singers said. busier than we ever were. said Partners In Mission has seen approximately 6,500 clients accessing the food bank this year.
However, due to the generosity of the community,
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This year, he said,
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understand that hunger is a significant issue, he said. I think it always a challenge and worrisome in the future if this continues. The bottom line is the cost of poverty is tremendous. the organization has been successful in dealing with the influx,
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Because of the capacity, staff is limited to the amount of food hampers they are able to assemble and store in the warehouse.
Where clients could request a hamper one day in advance in the past, the wait is now three or four days, Singers said.
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With six paid staff, Singers said the food bank relies heavily on its volunteers.
There are about 75 people that lend their time during the week, he said.
I at Partners In Mission to learn about these people,
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Singers leads me to the ground floor warehouse where he asks Hilary to show me the ropes,
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Hilary stands at a brown table, packing a cart load full of food into unmarked white bags.
She explains the process of what goes into a hamper, which is based on the number of people in a household.
Clients are also able to request special orders based on dietary restrictions or preferences,
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