Our staff and volunteers are working incredibly hard to provide healthy, nutritious food and support to our neighbours in need. The demand in our city has increased, seeing upwards of 1000 visits to our pantry program a month, numbers we don't usually see until the holidays. We have decided to cancel the Empty Bowls Festival, one of our two signature fundraisers, again this year. We had hoped to be able to celebrate this fall; however, we must use our resources and energy to continue to see our vision of a community where no one is hungry.