World Food Day Update, October 16th 2024

On October 16th, the Peterborough Food Action co-hosted a workshop with the Basic Income Peterborough Network. An update was shared, that included the following:

Food Insecurity in Canada has increased in severity, and prevalence.  

(Source: https://proof.utoronto.ca/2024/new-data-on-household-food-insecurity-in-2023/)  
    

Household Food Insecurity rates in the County and City of Peterborough remain high: nearly 1 in 5 households faced food insecurity between 2021-2023.
(Source: Public Health Ontario, Food Insecurity Snapshots, 3-year rolling average. Interpret Peterborough County and City data with caution due to variability in the sample.)

 
An updated report on Addressing Household Food Insecurity in Peterborough will be posted at www.foodinpeterborough.ca and https://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/reports-and-data/ later in 2024.