Part two of Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson’s series Cold Front Line looks at how community organizations are trying to keep people fed. saskatchewan
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“In the past, we had times when 60 or 70 people would come through the food bank. Now, when we get to 40, we stop. Otherwise, we aren’t able to manage it.” It’s not much food — you could fit it all in a regular grocery basket and still have room left over — but when that’s all that stands between having nothing in the cupboard and having something to eat, it can make all the difference.
“Some of our folks will try to access the food bank, and when they call to order a box, they’re already gone,” Johnson said. “Usually, within the first hour that they’re taking calls, there’s nothing left. It’s all gone.” “If we bend the rules, we’d have to bend them all the time,” Norgaard said. “There would be so many reasons to bend it. It’s hard because we know that people really need us.”Article content
“You start to realize, these very people who have lived here all their lives are suddenly so short of food.”
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