It means the Ottawa Mission desperately needs donations, which it relies on to cover about 60 per cent of its costs. “It’s costing us a fortune to continue providing food at the level of service that we have been providing over these past few months,” said Tilley. The organization’s meals served annually has sky rocked from nearly 500,000 per year to 1,057,489 – a 200 per cent increase. “I can’t afford to buy myself a steak and it would be nice to have it with a potato and corn on a Saturday night.” “I’m sick and tired of eating Kraft dinner and I’m tired of hot dogs and I’m tired of the food costs,” said Dino Dilabio, who said he can’t afford to buy the food that he wants. The organization is struggling to keep up with an unprecedented demand from the community that shows no sign of slowing down amid rising food costs and inflation.
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