Food Assistance: Food and Wendi Campbell

food assistance: Locally, data collected for 2016 doesnt accurately reflect the impact of newly arrived refugees because it is collected in March each year, according to The Waterloo Record. About 1,200 Syrian refugees have arrived and settled in the region in waves since late last year, and another 500 are expected by the end of 2016, according to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Food Banks Canada released its annual Hunger Count report on Tuesday and reports that the need for food assistance has risen by 1.3 per cent nationwide. We want to watch that very carefully, said Wendi Campbell, the local food bank executive director. Campbell said the local nonprofit gave out 200 food starter kits to newcomers as they transitioned from temporary shelters to their new homes. I think we will see some increases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.