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the food bank myth LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com There exists a myth that those who rely on food banks are lazy or have made bad choices. This is absolutely not the case, stress leaders in the fight against hunger, not only in Toronto, but across the country. “People who use food banks are the same as you and me. They’re people who have experienced job loss, sickness, or mental breakdown. It can happen to any of us,” said Gail Nyberg, executive director of the Daily Bread Food Bank, the largest provider of food relief in the Greater Toronto Area. “We’re here to give them a hand while they’re down and get them back on their feet.” The Etobicoke-based distribution centre that provides food and resources to as many as 200 food programs across Toronto distributes 600,000
hampers a month to its member agencies – one third of those in need are children, Nyberg said. The registered charity’s latest ‘Who’s Hungry’ report that looks at the past year will be released in September. “We know we’re starting to see a dramatic increase (in food bank use). This replicates what we’re seeing in the economy: precarious jobs, part-time and contract; retail outlets closing and plants shutting down,” Nyberg said. People who have lost their jobs typically don’t fall into dire straights immediately, particularly if they qualify for Employment Insurance. Food banks are accessible once a week to receive two to three days’ worth of food for each member of the family. “We’re in our lean time now, too. We don’t get a lot of donations,” Nyberg said. >>>straining, page 6
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Ryan Noble is the executive director of the North York Harvest Food Bank. Right now, there is an increasing demand for food bank services in the city.
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Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF) brought with it this summer to Etobicoke’s Dixon Park – just one of about 10 under-served locations across Toronto where the rugbycentred community develop-
ment organization ran drop-in programs for inner city youth, said Paul Myers, TIRF’s rugby development coordinator. “One of the things that’s major for us is we like to use rugby as a community-building
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just getting kids to play rugby, but getting kids to be better persons overall – better citizens of Toronto, of Ontario, and of Canada.” At Dixon Park, TIRF teamed >>>program, page 4
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