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Regina food bank experiences record-high demand due to COVID-19

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Regina Food Bank reached record-high demand last year, making it one of the busiest food banks in the province.The organization cracked 110,000 points of service, according to CEO John Bailey.

That number includes both one-time users and repeat customers.In a typical year, points of service hover around 80,000, he said.“From what we’ve seen, this is the largest demand year we’ve ever had by quite a considerable margin,” Bailey said.He suggests the “dramatic jump” is due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 including the lockdown and layoffs associated with the pandemic.

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