These are Bernice's cue cards for her hunger project: Part 2

In the 2016 “Who’s Hungry Report,” from “Daily Bread Food Bank, they say “People who live in a disability, and those having a body with a specific kind.” Those people who lived in the entire lives in Canada, and those who were immigrants. 

 People were struggled  with a lack of income and increasing high costs of shelter and food. 

Many who are struggling do not access any food program at all due to stigma, not knowing about them or inability to access them because of lack of money for transit or lack of physical accessibility. Yet we do know that for tens of thousands of people across Toronto, the food bank has become part of their social safety net. 

Aside from those important trends, poverty and hunger cut across all demographic boundaries. More and more in Toronto, they include those with both high and low levels of education. Those who are working and those who are not. 

Fighting for hunger means to me is to fight is to reduce poverty, and giving people more food. It means to me that we can donate food to food banks to help and support those who are in need of food because, the word “poverty” means no money to buy for shelter, food, and other stuff to buy. Some countries are in poverty, but not only just Canada. To reduce poverty, you have to look for jobs, raise the minimum wage, and also, there are other ways to reduce poverty, or you can call it “fight for poverty.” Lets learn the other ways, that you can fight for poverty:

Did you know the government of Ontario wanted to have things like growing the production of culturally diverse crops? The adequate law supply of high-quality lands to support vibrant aquaculture and agriculture production across the province ensures stewardship of our capacity for food production over the long term. 

Métis and First Nations partners have identified strategies to ensure this management extends to natural and traditional food resources. The provincial government of Ontario is providing healthcare and education programs.

 It helps people who live in the same province understand the value and benefits of high-quality and nutritious foods: They include; Ontario’s Healthy Kids Strategy, Student Nutrition Program, Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL), Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program, Fresh from the Farm, Healthy Fundraising for Ontario schools Indigenous Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Nutrition Program, Aboriginal Diabetes program, and Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program.

Now, the current statistics are people that are aged 45 to 64 years old has a population of 2,359,650 with disabilities. Disabilities related to 15% of pain, 10% of flexibility, 10% of mobility and 7% of mental health among Canadians that are 15 years and over in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). Women or ladies have higher conditions of most types of disabilities.

In 2006, a third of food bank clients were 18 and under; in 2016 a third are 45 years and over. In 2017, there are 469,270 women and 293,530 men with disabilities. Seniors with disabilities who are living in poverty have fewer needs for aids, devices, and likely to have unmet needs for aids, devices, and prescription medication due to cost. 

At the same time, however, seniors with disabilities, and those with more severe disabilities in particular, still face a higher risk of living in poverty than seniors without disabilities. For the situation of seniors, this article does not dig into a number of critical issues that may impact outcomes for seniors with disabilities. People who lived in terrible conditions (under the poverty line) are orphans and poor people. 

Did you know that people can loose their jobs because of illness? It can suddenly prevent a person from working or, if a disability or illness has been a lifelong diagnosis, it can prevent a person from entering the work-force once he or she is an adult. Unfortunately for some, disabilities can lead to experiencing poverty over a longer period of time. 

Illness is causing poverty because, when someone is sick, they won’t be able to work. Poverty can cause illness by a lack of food, shelter, and clothing. From 2006-2016, people who are 45-64 years, there are 23% of people with disabilities, in 2006, and there is 28% in 2016. 

As a country we need to work together to help those in need of food. Many people including those with disabilities are greatly effected due to physical and mental disabilities. Thank you for presenting everyone!