[Sundaycommunity] Poverty in our midst

[Catherine Cavanagh]

Thank you Pat.  So well said and so important.  Did you know there were no
food banks in Ontario until the 1980s?  I think Churches and mosques, etc
were taking care of feeding hungry people before that but I'm not sure.

Cathy

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 7:58 AM Mr. Gillis via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Thank you Pat, a timely reminder of the hardships many people face so
> close to home.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 7:14 PM Patricia Smiley via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi,all,
>>
>> Those of you who know me best are aware that my regular income has been
>> ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) for a number of years.  During
>> this time, I have been actively involved in many anti-poverty efforts over
>> these years.  I am trying to make connections here in Hamilton with local
>> groups but this hasn't been easy during the pandemic.  However, online I
>> continue to do what I can.  Today I have been reading two reports that come
>> out annually, one from Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank and the second from
>> Feed Ontario.  The pandemic has left many of our neighbours living in
>> desperate poverty, revealed by the numbers of those who are going to food
>> banks.  If you can, please inform yourselves:  Daily Bread (Toronto):
>> https://www.dailybread.ca/research-and-advocacy/whos-hungry-report-2020/
>> And for those who live outside Toronto, Feed Ontario:
>> https://feedontario.ca/research/hunger-report-2021/#newmode-embed-23941-43486
>>
>> I am also asking those of you who can afford it to make a donation to the
>> ongoing work of your local food banks.  Honestly, the best way to do this
>> is to donate money, and make it clear that this is for the purchase of
>> food.  Food banks do benefit from the collections at churches, etc.  but I
>> think that it is good for them to have money with which they can make bulk
>> purchases.
>>
>> We have all likely noticed the rising prices of the ordinary things we
>> buy at our local supermarkets.  I couldn't believe what the cost was of the
>> pot of beef stew I made for the anniversary dinner I had last Sunday with
>> Rachel and Leo.  Beef has become increasingly expensive in my lifetime (was
>> there a time when every Sunday dinner was roast beef?) but this also
>> applies to everyday items like a bag of carrots or lentils or a carton of
>> milk.
>>
>> (And, I have a cosy and warm home and a fully stocked pantry and fridge,
>> warm clothes for those times when I do go out past my front porch.  The
>> lack of accessibility to the house is not an issue of money but of finding
>> the parts.)
>>
>> Much love to all, wishing you peace, Pat
>>
>>
>>
>> *Patricia Smiley*
>>
>> *email:  smileypatricia76 at gmail.com <smileypatricia76 at gmail.com>*
>>
>> *mobile:  647-517-1599*
>>
>>
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