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Clients qualify for our service if their gross household income is less than 150% of the Federal poverty level, or if they are unemployed or disabled. Were helping our TMT staff with cooking, plating, serving and cleaning during our daily lunch. We provide food for temporary relief until people can get back on their feet (emergency) or food for those who can’t quite make ends meet and need occasional help in getting by (supplemental). The Masters Table Soup Kitchen had some extra helping hands this week - this time, from our own staff Employees at Golden Harvest Food Bank are taking turns volunteering at The Masters Table Soup Kitchen.Our mission is to provide emergency and supplemental food to disadvantaged and low income residents of Oconee County. Whether they are seniors, single mothers, or families or regular or occasional clients one thing is the same : People tell us they couldn’t make it without the help they get from the Golden Corner Food Pantry. Others just come a few times a year when they run into shortages or financial issues and need help feeding their family. Some clients do come every month, but many come only for a few months until they get back on their feet. Our “Food For Seniors” Program ensures seniors have sufficient and balanced food to improve their quality of life. Our “Food for Families” Program helps families and single mothers transition through unexpected events and periods of unemployment. Clients can come once a month and typically receive one to two weeks’ worth of food. Golden Harvest Food Bank has started an initiative called The Story Bank which focuses on collecting this spiritual food and sharing it with our community. All distribution is based on need, tied to federal poverty guidelines, and verified periodically. “A lot of businesses are telling me ‘Right now we're in a labor shortage.’ The research is actually showing it's a wage shortage,” said French.ī.C.’s minimum wage is now the second highest in the country, sitting two cents below the Yukon’s.We distribute about 1.0 million pounds of food annually to an average of 850 households per month, including nearly 250 seniors. She named the City of Victoria, ride-share company Modo and Vancity credit union as examples. Lower staff turnover, it helps with retention,” said Anastasia French, the provincial manager for Living Wage for Families B.C.įrench says the participating employers range from small businesses, like cleaning companies, to bigger corporations. “They do it not just because they see the moral reasons for paying a living wage, they also see the business benefits of it.

With a living wage, workers would earn $12,500 more than they would with the new minimum wage each year.Īpproximately 300 employers across B.C. That’s the hourly amount that each of two working parents with two young children must earn to meet their basic expenses once government taxes, credits, deductions and subsidies are taken into account. The living wage in Metro Vancouver has been estimated to be $24.08 an hour. argue businesses should be paying their employees even more. However, advocates like Living Wage for Families B.C. So if we're trying to lower the cost, the inflation and we're trying to watch our economy, the last thing we need to be doing is be pouring fuel on the fire, like this does,” Cory Redekop, CEO of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. “All they're going to do is push up the cost that we're all paying for our goods and services. government says the increase reflects last year’s average annual inflation rate, which was nearly seven per cent. The wage hike applies to minimum-wage workers, resident caretakers, live-in home support workers, live-in camp leaders and hand-harvest workers. It was a huge surprise,” said Anita Huberman, CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade. “This decision and the significant minimum wage increase was made without consulting business. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and.

However, the local business community says it’s an added expense it can’t afford. Join Facebook to connect with Golden Harvest Food Bank and others you may know. The province says the change will affect about 150,000 workers across B.C.

The province is increasing minimum wage by more than a dollar an hour, starting Wednesday. British Columbia’s lowest paid workers are getting a pay hike.