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Who uses the food bank?
The face of hunger can be anyone: our friends, our neighbours, our family. Anyone, from any background, and in every neighbourhood. All sizes of households: wage earners, EI recipients, students and veterans. We know it is important to build a picture of who is coming to the food bank as it alerts us to changes in the community.
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Working with Wood’s Homes to Feed YYC
For many charities in Calgary, food is a critical component of providing client support. But purchasing food or sourcing food donations is costly and time consuming, ultimately taking precious resources away from addressing the root causes of food insecurity. Wood’s Homes is one of the many organizations that we work with and the impact of the Food Link Program is invaluable to their organization.
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“Thank goodness you are here.”
A bite of information | The Blog The Calgary Food Bank has not seen a reduction in demand for over five years.In the last fiscal year, a total of 89,000 hampers (Emergency Hampers, Hampers for the Homeless, Weekends and More) affected the lives of more than 180,000...
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Seasons Greetings from the Food Bank
May the spirit of the season wrap you and yours in a blanket of warmth through the holidays. Good wishes from the Calgary Food Bank!
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Top five ways to support the Food Bank this holiday season
Top five ways to support the Food Bank this holiday season
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Be a part of the Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive history
In 1988, with the recession and the need for hamper at an all time high, Calgary’s mayor at the time, Ralph Klein, started the first-ever Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive.
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