Universities and student associations are doubling own on their efforts to help students struggling with food insecurity.
Campus food banks in several provinces say demand is soaring.
"We're giving out as many hampers per week as we were giving out per month in the 2019-2010 school year," she said.Volunteers organize food hampers at the campus food bank at the University of Alberta. Students are able to take advantage of a weekly free breakfast and bus that takes them to Edmonton's less expensive grocery stories.
Across the country, Sue Kidd, the chaplaincy minister at the University of Prince Edward Island, said students' needs are also growing. Kidd said the school's food bank recently saw more than 100 students use its services — the most ever. At Mount Royal University in Calgary, a program that allows students to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at an affordable cost saw 41 people request boxes — a record high, according to Lisa Antichow, support services manager for the Mount Royal University Students' Association.
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