A priest in Scarborough opened a food bank in her garage

When a Scarborough church food bank was nearly forced shut down because of renovations, the priest took matters into her own hands and moved it to a new location: her garage.

Rev. Gerlyn Henry said when renovations started at Church of the Holy Wisdom, she thought of the food bank’s clients and what its closure would mean for them.

“Food banks used to be an emergency service and now it’s an essential lifeline,” said Henry. Most clients, she said, are community members.

Most clients of the food bank are community members, Henry said, and she has individual relationships with many. If the food bank were to close, she would worry for them, she said.

"I’d be wondering, 'Did you eat today?'’” she told CBC Toronto.

After talking to her spouse and other residents of the church’s rectory hous