The Lethbridge Food Bank received $10,000 from the Community Foundation for food security programs. (Photo: Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta)

By David Opinko

$138,500 being donated to food security programs in southern Alberta

Nov 29, 2024 | 8:27 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – New grants are supporting dozens of food banks and Meals on Wheels programs in the region.

The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has announced $138,500 for 30 local organizations.

Executive Director Charleen Davidson says she is “absolutely thrilled” to be able to offer additional support to the community this year.

“The Community Foundation was established to be a permanent source of financial support to our charitable sector and to help build a healthy community,” says Davidson. “We acknowledge that we are in a position to provide our community with extra financial support right now, and we feel incredibly fortunate to be able to address food security through these grants, especially during the holiday season.”

The following groups will receive funding from the Community Foundation:

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Food Banks

• Claresholm Food Bank and Outreach Society
• Coaldale Community Food Bank
• Crowsnest Pass Food Bank Society
• Epic Youth Food Bank, Cardston
• Fort Macleod Salvation Army Food Bank
• Granum Drop-in Centre Food Bank
• Interfaith Food Bank Society
• Kainai Food Bank Society
• Lethbridge Food Bank Society
• Lethbridge Polytechnic Students Union Food Bank
• Nanton Ministerial Association Food Bank
• North County Interfaith Outreach Society Food Bank, Picture Butte
• Pincher Creek and District Community Food Centre
• Taber Food Bank Society
• Tri-Community Food Bank, Milk River
• University of Lethbridge Students Union Food Bank
• Vauxhall and Area Food Bank Society
• Vulcan Food Bank Society
• Veterans Food Bank Society, Lethbridge

Meals on Wheels Programs

• Cardston Meals on Wheels
• Coaldale Meals on Wheels
• Claresholm Meals on Wheels
• Crowsnest Pass Meals on Wheels
• Fort Macleod Meals on Wheels
• Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, Meals on Wheels
• Nanton Meals on Wheels
• Picture Butte Meals on Wheels
• Pincher Creek Meals on Wheels
• Raymond Meals on Wheels
• Taber and District Housing Foundation, Meals on Wheels

The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization says its Meals on Wheels program delivered over 23,000 subsidized meals to homebound seniors and individuals across the city last year.

Lethbridge Food Bank Office and Donor Administrator Emily Beilby says she is especially grateful for this year’s funding as this has been a particularly challenging year.

“At this time of year, a donation like this is appreciated as we work to provide Christmas Hampers for our clients,” says Beilby.

“This year, this donation will have an even larger impact as we are working against a lot of factors. We don’t normally want to highlight the struggles, however, this was a year where food abundance did not exist, a postal strike threatens to impact our cash donations, government funding to our Mindful Munchies Program (where we provide 3000 lunches a week to Lethbridge schools) was redirected, and the need is greater than it ever has been,” Beilby adds.

The money being dolled out through this program is in addition to the Community Foundation’s annual grants.

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