Thirty-six thousand individual Nova Scotians received support from food banks between April and June, according to the outgoing executive director of Feed Nova Scotia.
“That up nine per cent from last year, and last year was an all-time high,” Nick Jennery told CTV News Atlantic’s Bruce Frisko during an interview Wednesday.
Jennery said ongoing issues like the rising costs of living are contributing to food insecurity for thousands of Nova Scotians, and he notes the transition from summer to fall is only going to make things harder for some people.
“If you’re living a life of food insecurity, you live a life of daily struggles,” he said. “Add to that the cost of back-to-school (and) that just elevates the anxiety. Approximately a third of the households getting support from food banks have children.”
Jennery – noting that many Nova Scotians earn less than $20 an hour – cited a recent study from the …