Inside a busy food bank: 'It's the person across the cubicle'
In March – when unemployment was at a near record low – the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto had the worst month in its 40-year history. Today, a first hand look at who’s visiting the food bank and why.
The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto had their worst month on record in March: more people used their services than at any other time in their 40-year history. This, at a time when Canada's unemployment rate is at a near-record low.
The situation is similarly dire at food banks across the country.
So today on Front Burner, producer Imogen Birchard heads out to a food bank in Etobicoke, to find out who's using the service now and what's driving them there.