Hunger Count 2011–Ontario Provincial Report
An annual profile of those who used food banks in Ontario in 2010-2011, courtesy of the Ontario Association of Food Banks, of which the Manna Food Bank is a member.
Some general points: As of March 2011
- 395,106 individuals accessed Ontario food banks
- 37.5% were children under 18
- 63% of households receiving food were rental market tenants
- 25% lived in social housing
- 10.5% were gainfully employed
- 44.5% depended on social assistance
- 27.5% received disability-related income supports
- 10% of those assisted in March were turning to food banks for the first time
- 15% of food banks ran out of food during the survey period
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