Food Bank Statistics

(stats taken from the 2007 CAFB HungerCount and LFB 2008 Stats)

ù The LFB saw a 39%  increase of First Time Lethbridge Food Bank Users in 2008.. a 10% client increase overall and a 14% increase in children.

ù Alberta has the highest percentage of EMPLOYED food bank recipients in Canada (37%)

ù Only 32% of all food banks in Canada are run by volunteers

ù It costs the LFB approximately $250,000 to operate annually

ù We receive just over $10,000 a year from the government (this means about 95% of our funding comes from donations, investments, bingo)

ù It has been 18 years since the federal government promised to eliminate child poverty

ù 73% of Canadians believe that hunger is a problem in our country.  57% believe the Government should take responsibility for solving this problem