Access to Resources

Examples of how access to resources limit or enable food security for people of different genders

• Low income families, immigrants, and Indigenous peoples most vulnerable to food insecurity in Surrey's Newton and Guildford neighbourhoods
• 25% of Indigenous peoples in Surrey experience food insecurity
• Single mother led households with children under 18 have the highest rate of food insecurity in BC (34.2%)
• 41% of clients at Surrey Food Bank are babies and children
• Tiny Bundles program provides food and baby-specific items for parents at Surrey Food Bank
• KAF Food Bank says "single-parent households, seniors, refugees, black African immigrants with large families, individuals who rely on government assistance as their primary source of income, and individuals who rent their homes." are more likely to face food insecurity than others in Surrey
• Surrey/White Rock Food Action Coalition shares resources for free and low cost food options (most for all genders, some for women only)
• 50% of people experiencing food insecurity across Canada have a disability; people with disabilities more than twice as likely to experience food insecurity due to added physical barriers and costs