Some 14,000 kids use food banks, reports Jim Donnelly.
Young and hungry: more children going without
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Author: Centretown Staff
Working poor forced to the food bank
By Roman Zakaluzny
Two weeks ago, three hard-working Ottawa residents visited a food bank for the first time.
Cecilia, 22, her boyfriend Tim, 23, and their friend Kristy, 20, (not their real names), are all former Nova Scotians who met in Ottawa.
For the last few months, they’ve been eking out a life together near Ottawa’s Experimental Farms.
‘It’s a shame, it’s a crime’
High rent leaves many without money for food, writes Roman Zakaluzny.
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