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An Emergency Hamper from the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank provides Calgarians in crisis with a nutritionally balanced hamper with approximately one week of food. In every Emergency Fod Hamper, we guarantee some items to ensure minimum food value requirements are met. When we do not have enough donations of guaranteed items we must purchase them. The average cost of an Emergency Hamper for a family of four is $115.

Our Most Needed Items:

  • Canned Tomatoes
  • Spaghetti Sauce
  • Pasta
  • Peanut Butter
  • Baby Formula with Iron
  • Baby Food (jars)
  • Canned Fish
  • Canned Beans in Tomato Sauce
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Canned Fruit
  • Juice (1 litre)
  • Rice
  • Processed Cheese (jar)

For every $1 donated, we can distribute $4 worth of food

Perishable items can be donated directly to the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank main location at 5000 11 Street SE. We have cooler and frozen storage available to prevent product spoilage.

For every $1 donated, the Food Bank can distribute $4 of food.
How does this happen?

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Most Needed Food Donations:
The following are the staples of our hampers. When we do not have enough of these items donated we purchase these items. The average cost of an Emergency Food Hamper (one week’s food) for a family of 4 is $120.
  • Juice (1 litre)
  • Baby Formula with Iron
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Canned Tomatos
  • Peanut Butter
  • Canned Beans in Tomato Sauce
  • Cereal
  • Canned and Dry Soup
  • Baby Food (jars)
  • Canned Fish
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Rice
  • Canned Meat
  • Canned Fruit
  • Processed Cheese Spread (jar)
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    Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank, 5000 - 11 Street SE, Calgary, AB   T2H 2Y5
    Phone (403) 253-2059 / Fax (403) 259-4240 / e-mail info@calgaryfoodbank.com
    Charitable Registration number: 130 167 349 RR0001
    Donations to the Calgary Food Bank are processed in Canadian Funds, unless otherwise indicated.
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