Regina Food Bank celebrated the grand opening of their new community food hub Thursday.
The asahtowikamik Food Hub is a first of its kind model in Canada. Clients will be able to choose what food they need and what they don’t. Different from the organization’s previous hamper-centred format.
“When we open [Friday], a mother and her children will come visit this facility,” said VP of Community David Froh. “They’ll be greeted with a smile and walk through a food hub that looks and feels like a grocery story.”
“I hope when they leave, they’ll leave with their head held high,” Froh added.
The food bank hopes to instill empowerment in the clients who need their service most.
“It actually increases a sense of food security by five to 10 per cent,” said CEO John Bailey. “People feel less food insecure just by choosing what food they need.”