'Everybody's struggling right now': Charities seeing fewer donations this holiday season
When times were good, the Salvation Army's Toy Angels program would pack gift bags for 6,000 children. This year, volunteers will be lucky to accommodate just 2,500 kids. Jayne Forster, who runs the program in the Calgary warehouse, says that's because she's seen fewer gifts donated over the years and now there is no surplus of toys to make up for the shortfall. But Forster knows she's not the only one seeing fewer donations. "Every charity, every non-profit, every group right now is struggling,
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