As enrolment soars at Sault College and Algoma University, more and more international students are depending on food banks — and volunteering to help others in need
Agencies helping to address food insecurity in the Sault are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of international students at their doors — just as the university and college are celebrating an uptick in the number of international students being enroled in their programs.
Sault College currently has 1,000 international students enroled at its main campus on Northern Avenue, from 30 countries around the world. Food Pantry coordinator Gurwinder Chawla said the three-room, four-fridge student food bank at the Algoma University campus currently supports about 250 students per week. If you factor in family members or roommates, Chawla said the total number of people supported is likely closer to 400.Students can come to the Food Pantry once per week and take a total of 10 items. Chawla said often roommates will come together and pick out items that will complement one another.
The student union’s support of Harvest Algoma adds to commitments already made by Social Services, Algoma Steel, the City of Sault Ste. Marie and others. But judging by the number of international students in line for food at any number of local agencies that’s provide it, the supports offered by the university and college food banks are not enough.
She had a job as a pharmacist in Nigeria and saved money before leaving for Canada, but Onwubuya said those savings have not gone as far as she hoped after landing in Sault Ste. Marie.
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