Over the past four years, the need for food banks has expanded broadly. Even those who we might least expect to
visit a food bank, including working people, two-parent families, seniors, and homeowners, are experiencing a higher risk of needing help than in the past.
There are several distinct groups that experience particularly high levels of need. Children and youth, though only 21% of the population, make up 38% of those helped by food banks. People on social assistance, single parent families, and those who identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit are all at higher risk of needing help.
