Salvation Army faces crisis in food supply for needy

The Hamilton Salvation Army is pleading for help because of a 30 per cent increase in people asking the agency for food.

The cupboard is bare because rising need in the city  has left food supplies dangerously low, says Major Ken Percy.

The Hamilton Salvation Army is pleading for help because of a 30 per cent increase  in people asking the agency for food at a time when donations have slumped.

The cupboard is bare because rising need in the city  has left food supplies dangerously low, says Major Ken Percy.

In July, the Salvation Army food bank in Hamilton served 1,620 people. That is up 30 per cent over the same month last year when 1,074 sought help.

“Summer months are normally a slower time for receiving donations and with the increased needs in the city, food supplies are dangerously low,” Percy said in a statement.

“We are in desperate need of non-perishable food items.” 

The major says the impact  of the 30 per cent increase in need this year,  combined with collecting only 3.1 tonnes of food compared to last year’s 12.2 tonnes, represents a 300 per cent  decrease in food donations.

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Did hamilton not spend over 400 million on a highway. How many people in Hamilton would 1/4 of that money fed? It looks like making profits and a worldly public image appear to more important to hamilton then taking care of its own people