February continues to be slow month for food donations

By Christine Clark

Posted Feb 15, 2017 12:19:42 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region is urging us to keep donating throughout the cold, dreary, winter months.

Ruth Friendship-Keller with the Food Bank of Waterloo Region tells us February is always a hard month for donations.

“The need is there every day of the year (…) 1 in 20 people are in need of food assistance every year in our region.”

She adds 40% of those needing assistance are families with children.

Right now they are in need of protein items such as canned beans, canned meat and fish, and peanut butter.

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