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Spring 2022 Comfort Food
Spring report discussing client stories, partners in action, volunteer spotlight, volunteer opportunities, and help beyond food.
Working Together With Momentum
The Calgary Food Bank works in collaboration with Momentum by both referring people using the food bank to Momentum’s programs and working alongside Momentum to deliver presentations on food insecurity, food access and nutrition to program participants. Together we’re exploring new opportunities and testing new ideas and we’re excited to see what comes next in our partnership.
How Hamper Eligibility Is Determined
The Calgary Food Bank distributes approximately 400 food hampers to households experiencing food insecurity and processes over 500 requests for emergency food hampers each day. How do we manage such a high need for emergency food support?
Empathy In Action
To mark National Volunteer Week, April 24- 30, we want to celebrate the people who help feed hungry Calgarians all year long. Last year alone, volunteers logged close to 96,500 hours (about 11 years) of time at the Calgary Food Bank.
March is Nutrition Month
To mark this important month, we have invited Mikala Wilson, our resident nutrition expert, to blog for us. Mikala works as a Primary Care Dietitian with Mosaic Primary Care Network.
Collaboration!
A bite of information | The BlogHunger, pain and isolation do not stop when the temperature drops. For some of our most vulnerable citizens, the coldest months of the year present the biggest challenge. Regardless of what circumstances have brought people to living...
Winter 2022
Winter report discussing covid impact, volunteer spotlight, what’s in our emergency food hampers, and the new community liaison team
Happy New Year
Wishing a happy new year and information regarding the 2020 – 2021 annual report. Reflecting on the year and looking into the future.
A Surprisingly Easy Way to Give!
Tis the season of giving, and many people are considering donating to their favourite charity. In this month’s blog, we want to focus on a method of donating that you may not be familiar with, and it’s actually a pretty straightforward, simple process for the donor – the gifting of securities.