(Kristen Frier)
COVID-19 brought a huge wave of unemployment this year, causing families around the world to experience food and income insecurity, which is why this is the best time to donate what you can to people who need it the most.
This holiday season will be different. Some families won’t have the luxury of buying endless gifts for their households, and individuals around the world won’t have the ability to sit around a dining table with their family and friends to eat turkey or ham.
Sixteen per cent of surveyed Canadians placed food insecurity as their top pandemic issue, stating that they can’t afford good quality groceries, a recent Angus Reid survey found. Similarly, the total amount of layoff or lost hours at work due to COVID-19 is 31 per cent among surveyed groups.