Michael Moroz, 60, a former CN rail conductor, is shown outside the Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Etobicoke, where he is a volunteer. He is among a growing number of older Toronto adults who now rely on food banks to get by. Adults over age 45 are the fastest growing group of food bank users in the city, making up more than one-third of 905,970 visits in 2015-16, according to the Daily Bread Food Bank. A decade ago, older adults made up just over one-quarter of food bank users, but today they account for 35 per cent of those relying on free food hampers. The rise in these older food bank users illustrates “a fundamental gap in our social safety net,” he adds.

Source: thestar September 19, 2016 09:00 UTC