According to Food Banks Canada’s annual HungerCount report that was released Thursday morning, more than 116,300 Albertans visited a food bank in March 2021. That reflects a 30 percent increase from previous years. Executive Director with the Interfaith Food Bank, Danielle McIntyre says, increased demand, plus rising costs due to inflation created by pandemic-related spending […]Read More
Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive that aims to help restock the shelves at both the Interfaith Food Bank and the Lethbridge Food Bank. On Saturday, you may have noticed many yellow bags for Target Hunger placed outside peoples’ doorsteps for volunteers to to collect. This year, the food drive exceeded the organizers’ expectations.Read More
Don’t forget to put your yellow bag out tomorrow for Target Hunger. Volunteers will be picking up the bags filled with non-perishable food items starting at 10 a.m. The Lethbridge Food Bank and Interfaith Food Bank have a goal to raise 50,000 pounds of food this year. Danielle McIntyre, Executive Director of Interfaith Food Bank […]Read More
Nothing says summer festivities like a barbeque. The Interfaith Food Bank will be celebrating Canada Day with a barbeque in a bag, decorating and colouring contest. The Food Bank has partnered with Mikado Electric and Mocha Local to provide the pre-packed barbecue packages. Danielle McIntyre, the Executive Director with Interfaith Food Bank, says the at-home […]Read More
It was quite the scorcher on Wednesday, which means there will be many vulnerable people in our community that will need access to water this summer. The Interfaith Food Bank and Lethbridge Food Bank are encouraging the community to participate in their Water Drive. Executive Director of the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge, Danielle […]Read More
A funeral home which collected hundreds of pounds of food in support of two food banks in Lethbridge last year is doing it again this year. In a Facebook post, Cornerstone Funeral Home said they were blown away by the support they received from the community when they hosted a food drive. The donations were […]Read More
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