Student-run food banks at Western University and Fanshawe College are bracing for a busy school year as students face higher costs on everything from rent to groceries.
Bianca Gouveia says students use of Univeristy Students' Council's food bank has increased in recent years as students deal with higher rents and steeper food prices.
Staff at student unions at London's two largest post-secondary schools — Western University and Fanshawe College — expect to see more traffic at student food banks this year. "We've seen an almost 50 per cent increase in usage between last year and the prior year," said Bianca Gouveia, Western's University Students' Council vice-president of student services.
It's called a Sharing Shop, a place where students in need can get grocery store gift cards a few times over the course of the school year to help fill the fridge. Sathya said helping students manage their credit is a particular need, especially for students who might have a credit card for the first time.
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