Access to healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate food is a physical necessity, a human right and critical for people to fully participate in society. Every Calgarian needs an appropriate income that allows them to choose their food and achieve food security.
Lever of ChangeFood Security
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Those living in poverty face considerable challenges meeting their basic needs. Ideally, preventative measures should increase a person’s ability to meet their own needs, but we know this is not always the case, due to both short-term and long-term circumstances. Initiatives that address the cost of basic necessities such as food are essential, as without proper nutrition or access to healthy, culturally-appropriate foods, struggling Calgarians may lack the baseline of health and energy to take care of their families or move forward to face new challenges.
Each lever of change links to one or more of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Food Security links to #19 and #20.
E4A in Action
Building Back Better – Enough for All in action
2020 Evaluation Report highlights progress in poverty reduction
Calgary Municipal Ward Poverty Profiles 2021
Highlighting the experiences of poverty in all 14 wards of Calgary.
Report to Community
Evaluating our collective progress towards achieving Enough for All in 2020
News & Events
- Nov 13, 2021
Calgary Co-op and transit hold 29th annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive
Food bank distributing around 400 hampers a day, up from 250 to 300 expected this time of the year
- Nov 1, 2021
The cost of living in Calgary climbs
Global Calgary reports on the rising costs of food and the renewed calls for a living wage
- Nov 1, 2021
VCC's interview on CBC's Calgary Eyeopener
Meaghon Reid speaks about the rising cost of food, Calgary's living wage calculation and how families are spending more per month on groceries
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