Misunderstanding from social media spurs rise in international student food bank visits
A misconception about how Canadian food banks operate — combined with some misleading information on social media — has led to a sudden increase in usage among international students at London’s food bank along with others in Canada.
London Food Bank co-executive director Glen Pearson said his staff was already dealing with a 43 per cent increase in visits at the start of this school year when they began to notice a spike in food requests from post-secondary students.
