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I work in a B.C. food bank. We’re serving triple the number of people we used to. (macleans.ca)
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For the first time, many of our clients are people with jobs who can’t keep up with the cost of living. How did we get here?

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[–] TH1NKTHRICE 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

By design, emergency food programs with foundations built on volunteer labour prop up a broader failing system of state support.

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