Who is coming to the Calgary Food Bank?
People experiencing food insecurity are resilient and resourceful in meeting their basic needs.
Impact of Economics on Hampers
A recent project by our Research Team explored how changes in social assistance and economic factors influence Calgary Food Bank usage.
Food Safety and Safe Food Handling
The Calgary Food Bank takes food safety very seriously. We monitor the temperature of our fridges, freezers, and trucks, we have handwashing stations throughout the building, and Quat sanitizers are plentiful for clean workstations.
Food Insecurity and Mental Health
Research has demonstrated that the more severe a household’s food insecurity is, the greater their odds are of experiencing adverse mental health outcomes.
Weekends and More
Throughout the Weekends And More program review, we have been working with Céileann Regan and Charity Alcocer, two Public Health Dietitians to better understand food insecurity among students and their families, and the strengths and challenges associated with school backpack programs.
Renovations
It has been a little over a month since we’ve completed the major portion of renovations to our emergency food hamper distribution area. We spoke with our Logistics and Inventory Manager, Mike, to understand the process for designing and implementing these renovations, as well as learn more about what’s to come.