More than 800 volunteers every week are helping distribute emergency hampers at the Calgary Food Bank as the organization deals with demand it has never experienced.
"This is unprecedented for us. We've never been in a situation at the Calgary Food Bank where folks have been waiting this long for support," said Melissa From, the food bank's president and CEO.
"We book 500 emergency food hampers a day, which is the most we've ever done on a daily basis," From explained. The food bank is aiming to up that number by at least 250 per day through the summer months. "It just speaks to that this is a compounding issue," she said. Inflation and the current economic environment has caused food prices to soar, From said, leaving people turning to food banks when they typically may not need the help.
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