The Lethbridge and District Exhibition and Farm Credit Canada have joined forces with local food banks to help drive away hunger in our city. The Drive Away Hunger campaign aims to eradicate the food shortage Read More
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The Lethbridge community came up huge for Target Hunger this year. Residents donated over 56,000 pounds of food and helped contribute financial donations adding up to just under $192,000. Danielle McIntyre, the executive director of the Interfaith Read More
It’s almost time to grab your yellow bags and fill them up with food items for the Lethbridge and Interfaith Food Banks. Target Hunger is a city-wide food initiative that will take place on Read More
Those who are struggling to put food on the table in our city received some very welcome news today. A huge donation of just under $200,000 will be going to support the Lethbridge and Interfaith food Read More
The Interfaith Food Bank is in need of donations. The food bank says they are running dangerously low on perishable items and are asking the public for help. Executive Director Danielle McIntyre says coming out Read More
Some final numbers are in from the Christmas Hope campaign. The Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge says, collectively, the initiative was to serve over 5,000 kids and 3,000 adults during the Christmas holiday season. Instead they Read More
Christmas is fast approaching and usually it’s a time to sit down, enjoy a meal and spread some holiday cheer with our loved ones. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many families in Read More
A healthy donation has made its way to our two food banks here in Lethbridge. A total of over $10,000 was raised and given to officials at the Lethbridge and Interfaith Food Banks by staff from Read More
According to a new report from the University of Toronto, Alberta has the highest percentage of food insecurity in the country at 28.3 per cent. Danielle McIntyre, the Executive Director with the Interfaith Food Bank, says Read More
This heat can be unbearable for some, and many don’t have access to shelter or a cooling centre so to help with the heat, there is a city-wide water bottle drive taking place. Especially Read More
The long weekend is nearly upon us and that means it’s almost time to get out and enjoy some family fun for Canada Day. The Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge is hosting a Read More
The annual Target Hunger Food drive took place this past weekend in Lethbridge with many donations coming in from across the city. With a goal of 50,000 pounds, the Interfaith Food Bank far exceeded that goal, Read More
The yellow bags have been dropped off and volunteers with Target Hunger are set to pick up food donations tomorrow. Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive hosted by the Interfaith and Lethbridge Food Banks. Read More
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Target Hunger annual food drive coming up, Interfaith Foodbank recruiting
The annual Target Hunger food drive is coming up next month and this year, there is a need for volunteers. On the second Saturday in June, volunteers will be coming around picking food donations from Read More
The Lethbridge Interfaith Foodbank will be hosting a Canada Day Celebration this year at Galt Gardens. As part of the July 1 event, locals will be able to enjoy a charity breakfast along with lots of Read More
Those famous yellow bags are back once again. The Target Hunger initiative has launched in our city. The bags are dropped off at each home in Lethbridge and the community is asked to bag items Read More
The Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge has become a living wage employer. The food bank will now pay employees a minimum of $19 an hour. As Micah Quinn explains, they have become the first in Read More
On Family Day, Food Banks Alberta is hoping to connect the community together through a bowl of chili. The Together at the Table event is looking to highlight the stat that there has been a 29 Read More
Supply chain issues are not only affecting food in the grocery stores, but it seems to also be affecting food banks. Officials at the Interfaith Foodbank in Lethbridge say so far they were doing okay Read More
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 Read More
Update: The event has been cancelled. The Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge and District Youth Centre offers free programming for youth from ages of 11 to 18. Homeschooled kids can come to the centre and do Read More
A city wide dinner party is set to take place this weekend. Feed Lethbridge raised over $25,000 last year, and both food banks are expecting to generate even more funds for this year’s event. Community Read More
Sweltering temperatures in the mid to high 30s are expected to keep coming for our city as we head into next week. The City of Lethbridge and other local organizations are offering up help and Read More
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Target Hunger food drive exceeds 50,000 pound goal
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 Read More
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Lethbridge Food Banks set for Target Hunger pick up on
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 Read More
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Interfaith Food Bank’s BBQ-in-a-Bag returns for Canada Day 2021
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 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 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 Read More
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Target Hunger Lethbridge seeks volunteers for 2021 food drive
On the second-Saturday of every June, Target Hunger Lethbridge hosts a food drive. Their volunteers collect donations from households in our city of the most wanted food items for our local food banks. Volunteers Read More
