CALGARY FOOD BANK

2013 FAST FACTS

Community Owned. Community Supported.

CALGARY FOOD BANK 5000-11ST SE Calgary, AB T2H 2Y5 Phone: 403.253.2059 Fax: 403.259.4240 www.facebook.com/calgaryfoodbank @calgaryfoodbank

W W W. C A L G A RY F O O D B A N K . C O M

You asked us to be proactive in addressing why people are experiencing food insecurity. We work diligently with local agencies to ensure our clients receive the appropriate support and direction. One in ve parents in Canada said they skipped meals to ensure there was enough food for their children.

OF CLIENTS VISITED 3 TIMES OR FEWER IN THEIR LIFETIME

82%

This is why

One = Five
Every $1 dollar donated allows us to distribute $5 dollars worth of food. This means a donation of

families and individuals from ALL neighbourhoods and ALL quadrants of our city used the Food Bank last year.

129,948

allows us to feed a family of four for one week

$64.00

All of our hampers meet Canadas Food Guide. Empty calories should not ll empty bellies. Our J.P. Morgan Food Link Program provides food to 110 community agencies and programs that help people nd success in making their lives more secure.

of our clients are children.

That is the equivalent of lling the seats of the Saddledome three times.

42%

THE PERCENTAGE OF CLIENTS WHO HAVE ONLY USED THE FOOD BANK ONCE.

41%

WE DISTRIBUTED 16,687,615 LBS OR 7,569,375 KGS OF FOOD ENOUGH TO FILL

How 73,505 hampers were distributed:

1% 1% 6%

208.5 EIGHTEEN-WHEELERS

25%

42%

Family Emergency Family Emergency Hampers - 30, 887 Hampers - 30,887 Individual Emergency Individual Emergency Hampers - 18, 435 Hampers - 18,435 Hampers for the Hampers for the Homeless - 18, 326
Homeless - 18,326

25%

Baby Hampers Baby Hampers - 4,0454, 045 Prenatal Hampers Prenatal Hampers - 920 - 920 Welcome Home Welcome Home Hampers - 505 Hampers - 505

The cost of food should not exceed 15% of the household budget. Our Regional Distribution Program, g , shares food with over 50 Food Banks across Western Canada to assist in crisis situations and disaster relief.
The Calgary Food Bank is neither a government nor United Way agency. We rely solely on the generous support of our community.

But for low-income Albertans,

15%

it can cost as much as

32%
32%

of their monthly budget.* A minimum wage of $9.95/HOUR earns a full-time employee approximately $17,910.00 /YEAR before taxes, often with no benets.
*vibrantcalgary.com/vibrant-initiatives/poverty-costs-20

110
amazing volunteers give their time each day

6,121 people volunteered last year for a total of 112,330 hours. Two-thirds of the Food Bank is powered by volunteers!

During the devastating oods in Southern Alberta, your generous support provided TWICE as much food and funds as would have regularly been needed during the summer months. Thank you.

Numbers reect the Food Banks scal year of September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013.