Calgary Food Bank discontinues mobile food hamper partnerships [Video]

The Calgary Food Bank has discontinued its mobile food hamper partnerships with some outreach groups to more broadly address the growing need of feeding the city’s unhoused population.

In a new strategic direction, the charity’s CEO Melissa From notes that the food bank is focusing on more deeper partnerships with a few organizations that can better provide a broader spectrum of care.

It comes as the Calgary Food Bank has seen its demand increase 250 per cent since 2019 and now serves upwards of 750 households per day.

“At the end of the day, I think every charity in the community is in the same spot where we’re trying to do more with less, that’s just the reality of where we’re at and sometimes that leads to tough decisions,” said From.

“So, we took a step back, looked at those partnerships, and we’re just making the decision to work with …