Al Ritchie Community Association seeking donations [Video]

For many outreach groups, winter can be a particularly difficult season when it comes to keeping up with the demand. It’s a challenge the Al Ritchie Community Association is facing – as it works to keep the community warm and fed during the colder months.

“Since this last August, our financial situation has just gotten tighter and tighter… we have people coming up to our doors every single day wanting to have extra services. So, whether that’s food or clothing, those numbers seem to be blowing up over the course of the last three years,” explained Denis Simard, executive director for the Al Richie Community Association.

“We’ve gone from about serving 50 people a month to about 5000 people.”

Simard and the team at the Al Ritchie Community Association work to provide clothing, food, and other necessities to those in need.

Lately, the need for cold weather clothing and food …