With food assistance needs reaching historic levels in Montreal, Moisson Montréal is preparing to distribute 42,000 holiday baskets as part of its first-ever Holiday Mega Distribution, an effort meant to support families struggling through rising costs and the holiday shutdown of food banks.

The event took place on Friday Dec. 12, where volunteers, partners and community groups formed a symbolic human chain to load the baskets onto trucks headed to local organizations.

Rising need across the city

Food insecurity has climbed sharply in recent years, and Moisson Montréal says the pressures of inflation continue to push more people toward food assistance.

Matias Duque, director of philanthropy for Moisson Montréal, says the biggest driver is the cost of living.

He explained that requests

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