A Calgary outreach group is offering a helping hand to local single mothers in need as the cost of food hits staggering highs due to rising inflation.
Tracy Koudys is the owner of K&T Calgary Food Outreach and held a food giveaway event Saturday morning in her southeast community of Ogden.
“It’s extremely difficult even for me and my husband who works long hours and we’re struggling to put food on our table so I opened this food outreach figuring if we’re struggling, then what about single moms and everyone else?”Saturday’s event supported the Calgary Single Mother’s Society , a local non-profit group aiming to provide food and shelter resources for single parents in need.
“We want to give back to those low-income earners, especially with the way inflation and wages are right now. It's not good and people can’t keep up.” Other single mothers like Rebecca Adams find comfort in these events knowing that she’s not the only one going through a financial battle.“There’s a lot more support here in this community that’s needed and I know that I can reach out to people for help.”According to the Calgary Food Bank, demand for food in the city is up 30 per cent year-over-year.
Kaiser added that the support of outreach groups in the city is very welcome to help keep up with the rising demand. The food bank’s mobile hamper program also helps to get hampers into the hands of people that need it most as volunteer delivery drivers step up to help distribute resources.
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