John Burton with the Salvation Army's Community Church in Charlottetown said they've seen a 27 per cent more families using their food bank and breakfast program over the last year.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but for many of P.E.I.'s less fortunate residents, celebrations will be a little less meaty this year.The Salvation Army is offering a free Thanksgiving meal on Monday for people in need. Just last month, the Upper Room Food Bank served 3,500 meals at the soup kitchen. The need is reaching new highs, says CEO Mike MacDonald.
"Donations come from our community members and that's a lot to ask, for people to donate, you know, for Thanksgiving and for Christmas.... Some of our donors have approached us and just said… 'We can't do it to the scale that we did before.'" "People are talking about the cost of housing — like rent, mortgages. They're talking about the cost of food, they're talking about the cost of home heating," he said.
Upper Room Hospitality Ministry executive director Mike MacDonald said they're putting their focus on the Christmas holiday.
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