A program that feeds more than 6,000 kids across B.C., with offices in Vancouver and Victoria, is lamenting the lack of mail while celebrating a bank donation.
For Backpack Buddies, a Vancouver-based non-profit dedicated to providing food for children every weekend, the Canada Post strike couldn91裸聊视频檛 have come at a worse time. The charity depends on final donations of the year to offset rising costs of living and feeding the families they serve.
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Backpack Buddies relies heavily on donations for its initiative that ensures children who rely on school meal programs during the week have enough to eat when school is not in session. Each week, the organization delivers bags filled with kid-friendly food to kids across the province, including remote Indigenous communities such as Kitasoo, Wuikinuxv, Klahoose, and Bella Bella.
Like many charities, the Canada Post strike is impacting donations.
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