HungerCount 2012 Will Show Hundreds of Thousands Continue to Struggle With Hunger

(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/25/12 -- Food Banks Canada will release the findings of its HungerCount 2012 study next week.

HungerCount, initiated in 1989, is the only comprehensive annual national report on hunger and food bank use in Canada.

This year's study provides national and provincial/territorial data that reveal new information about people needing help from food banks.

News media are invited to attend a news conference about the results of the study:

The study is available to news media under an embargo that will end at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, October 30, 2012. To request an embargoed copy, please email , indicating that you accept the embargo conditions.

Food Banks Canada is the national charitable organization representing the food bank community across Canada. Our Members, Affiliate Member food banks, and their respective agencies serve approximately 85% of people accessing emergency food programs nationwide. We conduct research, engage in public education and advocate for public policy change to address the causes of hunger and low income in Canada. More information can be found online at .



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Media contacts:
Food Banks Canada
Marzena Gersho
(416) 203-9241 ext. 228 or mobile (647) 242-5919



Jean-Paul Brasseur
(613) 830-4766 or mobile (613) 724-0412

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