West Island Mission sees even more demand at 2nd annual food drive [Video]

The West Island Mission hosted its second Porch to Pantry campaign Sunday amid increasing demand. The non-profit hopes to combat and raise awareness around food insecurity.

Executive director Suzanne Scarrow says the Mission and its campaign, which gathers food donations, follow the motto “in the community, for the community, by the community.”

“We’ve taken the challenge out,” she said.

“You know, you’re in the grocery store, you want to pick [food donations] up, and it ends up sitting in your car for three weeks before you have the opportunity to drop off. We’re now coming to the community and picking it up off of the porches.”

The event kicks off the Mission’s holiday drives and requires major effort on the ground, as 15 teams of volunteers — including Scarrow and her son Robby — hit the streets of Pointe-Claire by car in search of bags with non-perishable goods.

Each bag will go on to feed one of …