In the case of the Orangeville food bank, it has 5 or 6 people on payroll and 180 volunteers. its run on grants, donations and some funding from the town and possibly the county
I recently did a presentation about my volunteer experience at the food bank. I kept using the term "a fundamental failure of our provincial and federal government", as they provide exactly $0 in funding for food banks.
I've attended a few meetings for the Homeless Task Force committee here in town. It's nice to see the Town is aware of the issue and is trying their best to resolve it, but its a much larger problem that needs better support at the top level of government.
Part of the discussions revolve...
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