There were nearly 3.5 million visits to Toronto food banks in the last year.

This week on NOW and NEXT:First, a passion project. I'm producing a benefit concert for St. Clare Inn - transitional housing for homeless women in Toronto who have mental heath challenges.The performance dates are Dec. 20 and 21. Three shows. It's music I wrote for a youth choir over a fifteen year period.Buy tickets or make a donation. http://www.stclareinn.com/events/ Help us make room at the Inn this Christmas.ALSO this week!Daily Bread Food Bank released its annual Who's Hungry Report and the numbers are not only alarming, they're being wilfully ignored by all levels of government.CEO Neil Hetherington says the current course at the Food Bank is not sustainable.LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE ABOUT THE SHOW! Let us know what you think. Comment on the discussion. What would you like us to talk about. Use this LINK https://www.speakpipe.com/NOWandNEXT and LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE!You can watch OR listen to this episode on our YouTube Channel (Be sure to subscribe!)Follow Dave on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and XAnd you can leave us a voice comment here!For more information go to Dave's website.