The need for food banks spiked drastically in 2009 and has hovered at record levels ever since. Food Banks Canada says that’s unacceptable [image: food banks canada]
Food bank use in B.C., across Canada remains stubbornly high
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Food bank use has increased for the second consecutive year, and continues to hover at record levels, according to a national study released November 17, 2015 by Food Banks Canada. The HungerCount 2015 report shows that 852,137 people – 305,366 of them children – accessed a food bank in March this year. Food bank use is 1.3% higher than in 2014, and a troubling 26% higher than in 2008, when the economic downturn started. This means that 175,000 more people each month are seeking assistance, compared to 2008. Read the news release here.
People First Radio marks 8 years on the air
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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society’s weekly radio program is an educational partnership with Nanaimo’s CHLY 101.7 FM community and campus radio station [image: iconoco design]
Change of Pace brings men’s mental health into a fitness gym
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Zac McHugh, founder of Change of Pace, brings his personal recovery experience to a fitness gym in Squamish, aiming to provide support and mentorship [image: istockphoto]
Survivors of suicide loss the focus of international day, local event
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Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide. Every 41 seconds someone is left to make sense of it. Vancouver Island Crisis Society offers a workshop November 25, 2015 [image: istockphoto]
Report card finds that B.C. fails to make the grade in women’s equality
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While the situation for women in BC has seen minor improvements this year, unfortunately for many women, BC continues to fail to deliver on its responsibilities, West Coast LEAF says
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