'Survivors are coming in hungry': Survey on Canada's shelters sees gender-based violence, food insecurity link

“Survivors are coming in hungry': Survey on Canada's shelters sees gender-based violence, food insecurity link”

A national survey of women’s shelters and transition houses has found 96 per cent of respondents say their communities face a food security crisis. The report, by Women’s Shelters Canada, examined the link between gender-based violence and food insecurity, and how the affordability crisis has affected shelters and those using them.