Margarita Lam Antoniades|Valerie Tarasuk
A Survey of Food Problems Experienced by Toronto Street Youth
University of Toronto|University of Toronto
brief survey undertaken assess nature severity food scarcity experienced sample 88 street youth downtown toronto identify markers vulnerability food scarcity almost half youth reported experiencing involuntary hunger food deprivation previous 30 days youth literally homeless ie street squatting abandoned buildings relying primarily streetbased activities income appeared particularly vulnerable food deprivation although limited scope findings raise questions nutritional wellbeing street youth highlight need effective interventions address problems poverty hunger homelessness among canadian youth