Non-profit grocery store in Vancouver sees rising demand [Video]

More customers have been shopping the shelves of Vancouver’s Quest grocery store.

The non-profit store offers a shopping experience to those with low incomes, providing healthy and affordable food.

According to a survey conducted by Quest, more than 50 per cent of their customers make less than $24,000 per year.

Statistics Canada says British Columbians who are living on the poverty line – earning roughly $40,000 per year – spend 40 per cent of their total income on groceries.

Quest’s goal is to lessen the sticker shock impact, but it says more people are turning to its services.

“A Quest client can come in on any given day and see prices that are 50 to 70 per cent less than what they would find on a traditional grocery store shelf,” said Theodora Lamb, the executive director of Quest Outreach Society.

The store has seen an uptick in customers, with upwards …