US EditionCountry’s Highest Rate of Child Hunger Felt in Newfoundland and Labrador Classrooms
- In 2024, nearly 40% of minors living in Newfoundland and Labrador were part of households experiencing food insecurity, matching the highest rate recorded in Canada alongside New Brunswick.
- This situation results from rising costs in rent and electricity combined with stagnant incomes, intensifying pressure on many working families to afford food.
- Teachers report witnessing hunger among students firsthand and are increasingly bringing extra food to school, as no meals are available during summer holidays.
- Proof, a research organization at the University of Toronto, describes food insecurity as lacking reliable access to sufficient food because of financial difficulties and highlights it as a significant public health concern.
- Anti-Poverty groups urge the Newfoundland and Labrador government to seriously address food insecurity by increasing income supports and exploring ways to lower grocery costs.
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Country’s highest rate of child hunger felt in Newfoundland and Labrador classrooms
Summer is approaching and teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador are worried many of their students will spend their holiday months hungry without school lunch programs to offer a meal, says Trent Langdon.
Winnipeg Free Press
Country's highest rate of child hunger felt in Newfoundland and Labrador classrooms
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Newfoundland and Labrador Has One of the Highest Rates of Child Hunger in the Country - Canada French
ST. JOHN的S — Summer is approaching and teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador fear that many of their students will spend their holidays empty stomachs without a school meal program. By 2024, the province was on an equal footing with New Brunswick for the highest rate of children living in food-insecure households among the provinces. Trent Langdon, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, says that its members are direct…
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