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Community Cupboard coming to Sackville, and the challenges of getting food to kids in the summer

A woman standing in a room surrounded by shelving and a fridge stocked with food. She has her hands on a box sitting on a table in front of her, stocked with dry goods.
Sackville Food Bank Director Heather Patterson standing in the packing room at the food bank, with a dry goods box packed for a small family. Photo: Erica Butler.
Erica Butler - CHMA - Sackville • NB | 12-07-2022
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With 66 new households signing up for bi-weekly food pick-ups or deliveries at the Sackville Food Bank, the need for the food and supply service is growing. Food bank Director Heather Patterson says families are feeling the pinch, with food prices having risen by nearly 10 per cent in the past year, according to Statistics Canada.

CHMA stopped by the Sackville Food Bank to talk with Patterson about the challenge of continuing to get food to kids who need it during the summer months, and a new project on the horizon, a Community Cupboard that could open in the fall in Sackville.

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