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What is a food bank? 

A food bank is a non-profit organization that collects and distributes food to hunger-relief charities. Food banks act as food storage and distribution depots for smaller front line agencies; and usually do not themselves give out food directly to people struggling with hunger. Food banks in Canada are very diverse – from small operations serving people spread out across large rural areas to very large facilities that store and distribute many millions of pounds of food each year, and everything in between. A variety of factors impact how food banks work, from the size of the facility to the number of staff members. 


There are over 700 food banks in Canada running 30000 food programs. They work under the umbrella of FOOD BANKS CANADA, which is a registered charity. In May 2020, more than $8 million were raised, which was the highest amount raised in a televised charity initiative. According to a survey, around 705000 people used a food bank every month. These Canadian food banks serve approximately 3,091,777 meals across the country.


What Difference Do Food Banks Make?

Due to the heavy impact that the food banks have on the community, the government has decided to distribute $100 million to food banks across Canada, especially those struggling with dwindling resources and increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These sums up to a total of $300 million spent by the Canadian government for the same. These food banks have provided for the poor; otherwise, the nation would have witnessed a huge surge in deaths caused not by COVID-19 but by hunger.


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I agree with above. More food banks please.

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