Greater Vancouver Food Bank sees increase in senior use
Mornings with Simi
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Heading into the long weekend, many of us are thinking about turkey dinner. But not everyone is so fortunate as to enjoy a big meal this weekend. Sadly, many of those people are senior citizens. The food bank helps roughly 28-thousand people each week, 35% of whom were seniors during the month of August. Senior use of the food bank appears to be on the rise.
Cynthia Boulter is the Chief Development Officer for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, and she spoke about the increase of seniors using the food bank on the CKNW Jon McComb Show this morning…
Isobel Mackenzie is the BC Seniors Advocate, and she joins us to discuss the reasons behind why we are seeing more seniors using the food bank services.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie
BC Seniors Advocate
Heading into the long weekend, many of us are thinking about turkey dinner. But not everyone is so fortunate as to enjoy a big meal this weekend. Sadly, many of those people are senior citizens. The food bank helps roughly 28-thousand people each week, 35% of whom were seniors during the month of August. Senior use of the food bank appears to be on the rise.
Cynthia Boulter is the Chief Development Officer for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, and she spoke about the increase of seniors using the food bank on the CKNW Jon McComb Show this morning…
Isobel Mackenzie is the BC Seniors Advocate, and she joins us to discuss the reasons behind why we are seeing more seniors using the food bank services.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie
BC Seniors Advocate