Deborah Price depends on food banks. She says hunger is often hidden and there should be less stigma and judgment toward those seeking help. (Arlette Lazarenko/CBC)

Deborah Price sits on her couch where she likes to knit. In the middle of her living room stands a Christmas tree. 

Her house in Mount Pearl, just west of St. John’s, is full of decorations for the season, one being a picture of her 15-year-old daughter.

At first glance, Price says, it wouldn’t cross someone’s mind that although the living room is full of light, her kitchen is empty, and it has been more than a day since she