To help out residents in need, various community organizations across the city are banding together to hand out food this summer.
The Salvation Army is helping out at Regina’s North Central Family Centre (NCFC).
“The need for feeding in the community, in our centres, it’s such a big deal right now. The homelessness, the poverty levels are at such an increase that we’re seeing so much need right now, so much demand for help,” said Chris Harris, cook and kitchen team lead at Salvation Army’s Haven Hope Church in Regina.
Harris says the biggest uptick in Salvation Army clients, are children, as being out of school means no access to their go-to resource for food, he adds.
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The trend of children needing more help is one noticed by other community organizations such as …