SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The pressures on the Summerside community are many, and more people than ever are finding themselves in need of a helping hand. In ...
Rev. Colin Nicolle of the Anglican Parish of St. Mary & St. John. Nicolle is the chairperson of the Summerside Christian Council, which is undertaking the compilation of a community food audit for the city. - Colin MacLean/SaltWire NetworkSUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The pressures on the Summerside community are many, and more people than ever are finding themselves in need of a helping hand.
The idea to do the audit stems from conversations that were had in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Dorian in 2019, said Rev. Colin Nicolle of the Anglican Parish of St. Mary & St. John. “That just kind of got us thinking about, ‘what do we all offer’ and ‘what is the community offering around us,’ because it made us aware that nobody really knew what anyone else was doing. And as was becoming a much bigger issue, really just in the last few years, we were concerned about addressing it,” said Nicolle.
Nicolle said most parishes do what they can to support community members in need. His own does, and the need has been spiking for two years. Ivy Inkpen, a local advocate who has been dubbed Summerside’s “homeless helper” said she’s glad the audit is being done and sees it as a needed project. Inkpen added that the need is great, and she encouraged anyone who can able to support their local food box program and the Summerside Community Fridge – when it opens again – to do so.
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