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Table 2 Use of community-based food resources since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as reported in round fourab

From: Food-related worry and food bank use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: results from a nationally representative multi-round study

 

n

%

I haven't accessed any food programs

2770

91.4

Food Bank

113

3.7

Asking friends or family for help with food

83

2.7

Food delivered by a community program

59

1.9

Community Garden

37

1.2

Community Kitchen program

32

1.1

Food voucher program (e.g., receiving gift cards for food from a charitable organization)

33

1.1

Soup Kitchens/Free Meal programs

28

0.9

Meal or food programs from a school

21

0.7

Other

21

0.7

  1. aNovember-December 2021, N = 3030
  2. bParticipants asked: "Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions in Canada, have you or any members of your household accessed food-based community programs to get food? (please select all that apply)"