Medicine Hat, Alta has a estimated population of 63,260, with 10 per cent requiring assistance from the Medicine Hat & District Food Bank (MHFB). Avenue Living Communities (ALC) operates 801 suites amongst 32 buildings in the City of Medicine Hat. We want to help make an impact in the communities that we operate in, therefore we have partnered with the MHFB for our #feedingfriends campaign with a goal to raise $15,000 to help those who need it most.
Of our community requires help from a food bank
Families accessed the food bank last month
Brown bag lunches are given per school day
Let’s say you pay $4 for a jar of peanut butter. The MHFB can get that same jar for a lot less. Even small cash donations go a long way for the MHFB to feed over 445 families who accessed the food bank last month. Celina Symmonds, Executive Director of the MHFB, says there’s no way we can end poverty and hunger in the community without first addressing children. That is why the Healthy Bundles program is in place to give mothers the necessities to ensure their newborn baby can grow up healthy.
54 families have accessed the MHFB’s food first program, in which 50 of those families have never required help again. That is because they have found food sustainability. The MHFB, with help from their great volunteers, run a community garden to teach families about food sustainability. It brings the community together, and is a step in the right direction to increase food security in the community.
We have set up a physical donation centre in our ALC Medicine Hat office at 1027 South Railway SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2W4 where we can accept non-perishable and cash donations.
If you would like to DONATE ONLINE, search for MEDICINE HAT AND DISTRICT FOOD BANK (1992) ASSOCIATION, enter your donation amount, type ALC in the comments section, add to cart and complete payment information. Thank you! You’ve just fed a friend in Medicine Hat.
