The holiday season is a time for giving, but for those with financial struggles it can be a very difficult time. One resident said, “Christmas depresses me beyond measure, because of all the things I feel I should be doing but I’m not able to do.” Local food banks and food distribution warehouses are a huge help to these families! "That’s why giving to food banks is so important. You never know who you may be helping. I don’t know where I would have been without them; it is not a stigma. It can happen to anyone.” Consider making a donation this year!
KAWARTHA LAKES “Christmas depresses me beyond measure, because of all the things I feel I should be doing but I’m not able to do.” That’s what ‘John’ (not his real name to protect his and his family’s privacy) says about times he has relied upon local food banks to help feed his family, which includes five children. John works a full-time job, and, because he earns barely above minimum wage, he still qualifies for a portion of Ontario Works. It’s not enough. “We are only one emergency away from [disaster],” he says. “An expense of three or four hundred dollars...
The holiday season is a time for giving, but for those with financial struggles it can be a very difficult time. One resident said, “Christmas depresses me beyond measure, because of all the things I feel I should be doing but I’m not able to do.” Local food banks and food distribution warehouses are a huge help to these families! "That’s why giving to food banks is so important. You never know who you may be helping. I don’t know where I would have been without them; it is not a stigma. It can happen to anyone.” Consider making a donation this year!