Community members will be able to donate and take food items freely, and the organizations say there is no policing of who can access the food and how much of it can be accessed.
Located at 221 12th Avenue S.W., it will be run and maintained by Beltline residents and organization volunteers, as well as a subcommittee of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association’s board of directors.“Nobody should go hungry and no food should go to waste,” said Juliet Burgess, one of the volunteers who started the Beltline Fridge project.
“It relies on the community to donate consistently and for our volunteers to keep up as well,” she said.Calgary shooting victim taken to hospital after SUV crashes through wall along 16th Avenuepublished by the Calgary Foundation this year, 36 per cent of parents skip meals to make sure their kids can eat. Around 28 per cent of households with children cannot afford healthy food, and 70 per cent of families surveyed said they purchase fast food because it’s affordable.
“To have the ability for people to come and take what they need and give what they can is absolutely critical … Given the fact that we are in an incredible time of food insecurity, it breaks my heart that we’re in this place. It’s rewarding to know that Calgarians are there for each other and they’re stepping up whenever they can.”Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott told Global News the pantry provides dignity for those who need access to healthy food.
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