| CBC News LoadedAs food bank use across the country reaches record levels, a new food bank has opened in midtown Toronto after high demand left another in the area overburdened. The Hillcrest Community Food Bank, which is part of the Daily Bread network, opened on Oct. 15. The new food bank is a partnership between Hillcrest Christian Church and Hillcrest Community School, located in the church's basement and partially staffed by grade five and six classes who volunteer once a week.
"Today is a sad day, we have to open up a new food bank," Hetherington said. "Over the course of this past year, we've seen food bank usage grow at rates that are unprecedented."found food bank usage reached its highest level since the survey started in 1989. According to the Daily Bread Food Bank'sThe opening of the new Hillcrest location is indicative of a national problem.
"I just sometimes think like, when you're eating dinner or having a snack at school, that maybe not everybody has this," she said. "It makes me feel like I'm actually doing something to help.the outlook for 2024 will be grim without serious government action to reduce poverty as demand is expected to increase.