The Salvation Army in Nanaimo is reducing its meal program despite soaring demand but expects the number of meals served will be steady.
The Salvation Army in Nanaimo is cutting back the hours of its meal program even as the demand for meals continues to surge.
“They feed a lot of people,” Wolf Chalifoux, who sometimes eats at the centre, told CHEK News. “It’s better than any other place. Nothing’s as good as the Salvation Army.”In 2019, the Salvation Army served just under 50,000 meals to the street population in Nanaimo. By 2020, that number jumped to more than 70,000, and this year, that number will be eclipsed.
The in-care clients account for nearly an additional 66,000 meals a year. But despite that demand, the Salvation Army is going to adjust and cut back the hours the afternoon meal program is available in Nanaimo from two to one.“I don’t think there’s going to be any reduction in service. I think people are still going to come and we’re going to feed just as many people.
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