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Local poverty programs facing increased usage as winter approaches

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Ruth Ingersoll (left) and Bev Heuving (right) are with the Community Development Council of Quinte. They're pictured here posing with products packaged to be sent around Hastings and prince Edward County for the Good Baby Box Program, offering baby products to parents for a reduced cost. Photo by Amanda Lorbetski [1]

Ruth Ingersoll (left) and Bev Heuving (right) are with the Community Development Council of Quinte. They pose for a picture with packages to be sent across Hastings and Prince Edward County for the Good Baby Box Program, offering products to parents at a reduced cost. Photo by Amanda Lorbetski

By Amanda Lorbetski [2]

BELLEVILLE – Winter is coming fast and with it, more people are turning to Belleville [3]‘s social services for assistance.

QNet News reporter Amanda Lorbetski brings us the stories of two local organizations – Gleaners Food Bank [4] and the Community Development Council of Quinte [5] – who say usage is up compared to this time last year.

 

For the full 91X FM [6] report, listen here:

http://www.qnetnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/belleville-poverty-amanda-lorbetski.mp3 [7]

 

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