P.E.I.’s monks lend helping hand with food deliveries

Those in need of food are asked to sign up for a food box before 9 a.m. Feb. 12

P.E.I.’s monks want to help alleviate hunger across the province, which is why they started the End Hunger in P.E.I. food box initiative.

In a message to The Guardian, a spokesperson for the monks said that one in six people in P.E.I. live on lower-than-average income, and that those at a higher risk of living in poverty include women, youth, single-parent families, seniors and people with disabilities…