Growing community needs put added pressure on the Salvation Army, where hundreds rely on its food programs each week.

The Sault Ste. Marie food bank serves more than 200 every day, with lines forming early on Elgin Street, in the city’s downtown.

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“There’s a couple hundred people a day who come for food, sometimes closer to 300, and may line up two hours before we even open the doors,” Maj. Sean Furey, corps officer at the local Sally Ann , told The Sault Star.

While shelves remain moderately stocked, some staples, such as pork, beans, and candied fruit, run low quickly.

“What we need the most right now is peanut butter; it’s expensive, hard for us to purchase, and we go through a lot of it,” Furey said.

Visible homelessness is on the rise here and there is much

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