The food bank at the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Prince George is spending between $13,000 to $14,000 a month to keep their shelves full of food.
This comes as some facilities across the province including Surrey are struggling to assist families with the return to school right around the corner.
Spokesperson, Bernie Goold told MyPGNow.com the items they hand out in their family food hampers now only consist of the essentials.
“There are just no luxuries going out anymore. It is your basic needs like peanut butter and jam and pancake mix. Stuff like that, which makes meals.”
“It hurts me deeply to think about the country we live in that fruit and vegetables are now an absolute luxury to families that are on a fixed income.”
Goold added they are at the time of year as donations dry up and it’s hard to stock their shelves with food.
“They are pretty empty. They really are. As I say, we have to replenish them every month and now it’s coming into the lean months from September to December.”
“We are spending about $13,000 to $14,000 a month to keep our shelves. We give out fruit and vegetable bags once a week and a family can access fruit and vegetable bags.”
She added they are already looking forward to the holiday season as people are often more giving.
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