Soup Kitchens 1930s Canada

Photograph taken of a Montreal soup kitchen in 1931.

Soup kitchens 1930s canada. The Great Depression was felt across Canada although its impact varied from region to region. Soup kitchens served mostly soup and bread. The great depression was felt across canada although its impact varied from region to region.

Hobos were a common sight as they were attracted to urban settlements - usually near soup kitchens. Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoods soup kitchens are often staffed by volunteer organizations such as church or community groups. Few countries were affected as severely as canada.

Rb bennett was also the 11th prime minister of canada from august 7 1930 to october 23 1935 this was the worst of the great depression years. Income in canada fell by 50 and unemployment went from 4 percent to 27. License for Classroom Use.

People are in the line for waiting a bowl of soup. They were immortalized in numerous poems songs and stories. Soup Kitchens Soup kitchens in America started around 1929 when the effects of a growing depression began to be felt.

After a meal most people returned to the alleyways parks or flop-houses for the night National Archives of CanadaPA-168131. The need for soup kitchens was felt even more keenly when the tailspin in the economy worsened in 1932 and 12 million Americans about 25 percent of the normal labor force were out of work. Unemployment victims during the Depression resorted to the soup kitchens like this one in Montreal in 1931 operated by voluntary and church organizations.

This Prezi will provide random facts over soup kitchens during the great depression. 3240 x 2370 px. Their heyday however waned as government income support and food assistance programs were established.