Chris Anderson has two daughters in school. He relies on school-provided meals to help his family with food costs.

“It’s stressful when the kids come to you and they’re like, ‘Hey, we just had lunch, we’re still hungry,’” Anderson explained.

“You go and you kind of rummage through the cupboards. You say here have a cup of yogurt, stuff like that, but you know it hurts a bit when you can see them that they’re still hungry.”

With the Alberta teachers’ strike entering its second week, Anderson says it’s been difficult to keep up.

“Not having the kids at school, it’s you know, a it’s little bit harder because now we’re trying to juggle an extra lunch and it’s extra snacks and it kinda adds up.”

The Alberta government is offering eligible parents $30-a-day for children aged 12 and under, w

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