(stats taken from the 2007 CAFB HungerCount and LFB 2008 stats)
 | 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. |
| Alberta has the highest percentage of EMPLOYED food bank | |
| recipients in Canada (37%) |
| Only 32% of all food banks in Canada are run by volunteers |
| It costs the LFB approximately $250,000 to operate annually |
| We receive just over $10,000 a year from the government (this | |
| means about 95% of our funding comes from donations, investments, bingo) |
| It has been 18 years since the federal government promised to | |
| eliminate child poverty |
| 73% of Canadians believe that hunger is a problem in our country. | |
| 57% believe the Government should take responsibility for solving this problem |
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Lethbridge Food Bank Society
Serving The Community For 25 Years
Lethbridge Food Bank Statistics
