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I’m gonna get right to our guest this week, because we’re taping this thing at 8am sharp, which based on who this man is and the good work he does, only tells me he’s got people to serve.

Neil Hetherington, CEO of Daily Bread Food Bank is on the pod today. Neil has served as their CEO since January 2018. His non-profit experience includes 16 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity in Toronto – where he was the youngest CEO of a Habitat affiliate in the world – and then New York City. As well as 2 years as CEO of Dixon Hall, which serves thousands in Toronto through social programs, shelters, seniors’ programs, youth initiatives and community revitalization efforts. Neil holds degrees and certificates from University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Business School, Harvard Business School, and the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School.

So, in light in of the current context, which is The Daily Bread Food Bank is now seeing 4 times more client visits(!) than before than pandemic, we’re going to do a Food Bank 101 here:

• What kind of organizations are they? 
• Where does the funding come from?
• Who used Food Banks pre-pandemic, when the numbers were lower, and who’s using them now?
• And what other concomitant services and programs are required to address the challenges that come from inadequate income support, mental health, and housing?

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