Searching for Solutions
As a former mayor of a mid-size city in Canada, I had a first hand account of the rise in social issues facing communities across North America. Searching for Solutions is about examining issues such as the housing crisis, homelessness, mental health, addictions and food insecurity to find disruptive solutions that are having a real impact. Each episode looks at an issue and features a guest that guides us through a problem to a solution. A great resource for people in communities looking how to make a difference at a time when many people are feeling helpless.
Searching for Solutions
Why have food banks become a fixture in someone's life rather than a temporary place for assistance
Food banks across Canada were designed to be places for people to access food during an emergency. Now, it seems that food banks have become the backstop for more and more people as food insecurity reaches levels not seen in generations.
Betty Lou Souter, who has been involved with food banks for more than 40 years, has been on the frontlines of the rise in food insecurity that has created a perfect storm that is overwhelming food banks. If food banks are the canary in the coal mine, society is reaching a breaking point regarding income inequality and the abilities for people to put food on the table.
We live in a land of abundance, food insecurity shouldn't be a fixture in Canada but why are so many people accessing food banks to bridge the gaps?