{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let’s Go Together","title":"Local Food Security: Local Solutions","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2762,"description":"In this episode of Let’s Go Together, Julia is joined by Stéphane Sirois, Executive Director of Feed New Brunswick, to explore how food banks are changing—and why more working families and seniors now rely on them just to get by.\nFrom skyrocketing food and housing costs to the quiet role of pride and stigma—especially among older adults—Stéphane explains what he’s seeing on the front lines across New Brunswick. He breaks down the 120% surge in food bank visits, the shift from “emergency safety net” to “essential service,” and the growing strain on volunteers, infrastructure, and funding.\nYou’ll also hear how local partnerships (including CAA Atlantic’s donation of a fully electric food delivery van), government support, and creative solutions like mobile food banks and local farm partnerships are helping communities respond—while still keeping the long‑term goal in sight: fewer people needing food banks at all.\nWhether you’ve used a food bank, donated to one, or are simply trying to understand food insecurity in your community, this episode offers a clear, grounded look at what’s happening and what we can all do to help.\nWe cover food security and the future of food banks from the front lines to long‑term solutions:  \nWho Uses Food Banks Now: Working families, seniors, newcomers and kids  \nThe Rising Cost of Living: Housing, wages, and why work no longer guarantees food  \nStigma & Pride: Why many people wait too long to ask for help  \nGovernment Support & Data: Using real numbers to unlock funding  \nVolunteers, Burnout & Staffing: Why “just volunteers” isn’t sustainable anymore  \nMobile Food Banks & Rural Access: Reaching communities without local services  \nLocal Food & Farmers: Buying close to home and reducing waste  \nCorporate Partnerships: How CAA Atlantic’s electric van and payroll giving help  \nChapters:\n00:00 – Welcome to Let’s Go Together & today’s focus on food security \n00:16 – Introducing guest Stéphane Sirois and Feed New Brunswick \n02:10 – From...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e9G3FNy30aDkSv-Wx9pMRNiQioL2qbmNN5tsXoKARww/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYTJj/NWUwZDNjMjE5ZDQ4/MzFkZjg2MTkyMDFk/OTJkMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}