Feeding Nova Scotians

For an agency that was established in 1984 to provide emergency food relief, things have never been so busy at Feed Nova Scotia. There are close to 11-hundred people a day being fed by food banks across the province through the umbrella organization. And there are 300 new people entering the system each week. Feed NS Executive Director Nick Jennery adds there are now more than 20-thousand people registered for food and gift card support over the holidays. And when you are handing out more than a million dollars of food each month, inflation hits the bottom line. Jennery says every one penny increase in diesel costs them another $1,000. Jennery is thankful for the support or government but is urging people to reach out to their elected representatives to help do more to help these helpers.