{"id":54617,"date":"2023-02-23T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?post_type=medianews&p=54617"},"modified":"2024-01-08T11:48:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:48:31","slug":"investments-in-food-security","status":"publish","type":"medianews","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/media\/investments-in-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Investments in food security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Centraide gives agencies $1.7 million in emergency assistance to tackle issues related to food security<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Montreal, February 22, 2023 – <\/strong>Centraide of Greater Montreal is investing additional funding of $1.7 million into 36 community agencies<\/a> that provide food security services. This funding will help reduce the impact of inflation on people who battle every day to get enough to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cExploding housing and grocery costs are putting tremendous pressure on the community sector. When people on a low income have less money in their budgets to buy groceries, which have become much more expensive, they have no choice but to turn to agencies for food. Community groups also need more funding to purchase food supplies to meet increased demand,\u201d said Claude Pinard, President and Executive Director of Centraide of Greater Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demand only going up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agencies have seen an increase in requests for food assistance, particularly among workers, seniors, people who live alone, people with reduced mobility, and asylum seekers and refugees, who represent a growing clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labour shortages, trouble recruiting staff, and a lack of funding and volunteers make it even more difficult for agencies to provide services on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet the needs of specific populations, community groups face challenges, such as providing varied and nutritious foods that meet the cultural dietary habits of a diverse clientele or supplying prepared meals for people with reduced mobility or a loss of independence. <\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urgent aid needed now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ad-hoc emergency funding from Centraide will go toward:<\/p>\n\n\n

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