Unaffordability

Unaffordability

Food, rent, most everything is becoming unaffordable, and residents are finding this challenge increasingly difficult to navigate.

Canadian "Dream"

We heard over and over that life in Canada is difficult. Some residents expressed surprise and disappointment in the everyday challenge they face in providing their families in Canada.

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Rising Costs

A devastating reality for families is high rent, even for small and unsuitable housing. Increased food prices, especially since the pandemic, in combination with steadily inadequate family income.

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Canadian "Dream"

We heard over and over that life in Canada is difficult. Some residents expressed surprise and disappointment in the everyday challenge they face in providing their families in Canada.

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Rising Costs

A devastating reality for families is high rent, even for small and unsuitable housing. Increased food prices, especially since the pandemic, in combination with steadily inadequate family income.

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Canadian "Dream"

We heard over and over that life in Canada is difficult. Some residents expressed surprise and disappointment in the everyday challenge they face in providing their families in Canada.

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Rising Costs

A devastating reality for families is high rent, even for small and unsuitable housing. Increased food prices, especially since the pandemic, in combination with steadily inadequate family income.

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Housing Crisis

The cost of housing is exorbitant and rising, leaving families with impossible choices. All participants, residents and workers alike, identified unaffordable housing as the main cause of food insecurity.

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Childcare Demands

The time demands of parenting young children. When childcare is unaffordable and/or unavailable, it makes it difficult for women especially to provide for their families.

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Community Awareness

Both workers and residents revealed that a common challenge is that people are not aware of the resources and supports that are available to them.

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Access to Other Supports

While the presenting and immediate need may be food, there are often underlying needs that must be addressed. An important way to address food insecurity is to help people access a range of resources.

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