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Jan 9, 2024

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Slide 1 intro  Did you know that 10% of The Medicine Hat Community and surrounding area use the food bank on a monthly basis? Our friends, family, and neighbours are suffering from food scarcity, let’s make a necessary change. Slide 2 Why does hunger exist? hunger may be long term or temporary. It may be influenced by a number of factors including income, employment, race/ethnicity, and disability. The risk for this food insecurity increases when money to buy food is limited or not available https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants- health/interventions-resources/food-insecurity#:~:text=Food%20insecurity%20may%20be %20long%20term%20or%20temporary.&text=It%20may%20be%20influenced%20by,is %20limited%20or%20not%20available.&text=Unemployment%20can%20also%20negatively %20affect%20a%20household's%20food%20security%20status. Slide 3 mh food bank and district The medicine hat food bank and district has been opened since 1992, that’s 25 years that this charity has been aiding low-income households, yet there are still people going hungry. The Medicine Hat and District Food Bank Association believes that hunger exists in the community and that everyone has a responsibility to address this food insecurity in a manner ensuring the availability, accessibility and adequacy of food to the people in need. Slide 4 our values We Believe In  Loyalty. which involves dealing with people on an individual basis and creating a healthy community  Integrity. For the protection of confidentiality, constant pursuit of excellence, trust, respect and understanding, open and honest communication, respect for the rights and responsibilities of individuals, and the accountability to those we serve  Compassion. Our caring and commitment to those we serve, treating all individuals in a fair and equitable manner, and treating everyone with compassion, dignity and understanding

Slide 5 facts – malnutrition (Problem and Cause) Children deserve to have access to food in order to be productive, complete school tasks, and to feel secure without their tummies rumbling. Without food, children carry the burden of malnutrition, don’t develop fully, and it can cause long-term negative effects for that child’s life. There will be about 300 million stunted children if current trends continue. Add stats from judines site Slide 6 mission The main mission is reducing, coping with, and ending hunger in and around Medicine Hat, Alberta. The Medicine Hat & District Food Bank works collaboratively in the community of Medicine Hat and Surrounding area to ensure an adequate and accessible food support system is available to individuals and families in need. This is achieved through support in: Emerging Crisis, Security, and Sustainability.  Emergency Crisis is to provide food to individuals and families in a life crisis or in need of temporary assistance  Security: is offering innovative food support programs to clients that are focused on skill development, coaching and mentorship to help empower positive change and improvement in their lives  Sustainability is the Innovative programming and leadership to proactively address hunger and food needs in the community Slide 7 vision Vision Statement  The Medicine Hat & District Food Bank is the trusted source in the community of Medicine Hat and surrounding area for food related resources, innovative programs and collaborative approaches to food security and stability  The Food Bank has been around for 25 years and it has proven ineffective in ending the vicious cycle between hunger and poverty. The drive and passion to fix this issue is increasing with the innovative idea of developing a Food Center. This is a way to additionally offer educational classes, social enterprise vendors, and so much more to children and families in dire need. This is the next step into the future to sustainably end poverty and increase wellbeing.

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