Food or school supplies?

Bus fare or winter boots?

Imagine month after month not having enough money to put healthy food on your family’s table and to pay for rent and other basics like clothing, school supplies and phone bills.

This situation is known as “food insecurity” or “food poverty” — not having enough money for healthy food. This is the reality for many of the almost 57,000 Simcoe Muskoka residents living with low income.