Guidelines for Accessing Lethbridge Food Bank Services
We ask that anyone who is in need of our services provide us with following 5 items:
- Photo ID for each adult
- Alberta Health Care Card Number for each residents of the household
- Proof of Income: Pay Stub, Child Tax Credit, SFI, AISH, Pension, EI, etc.
- Current proof of address for all adults in residence: Rent receipt, Utility bill, etc.
- Proof of necessary expenses: Rent cost (a lease or rent receipt), Utilities, etc.
Once you have met our guidelines, you will be given a 3 month or 6 month card to make your next visit quick and easy. When your card expires, you will need to re-qualify by bringing the paperwork listed above.
We provide food to our clients according to the number of full time resident in the household.
A client can pick up bread and produce twice a week and a hamper once per calendar month.
Community Links
Connecting our clients to free community government and social services agencies
| Agency | Category | Phone Number |
| Addiction Services Helpline (24 hrs) | Mental Health | 1-866-332-2322 |
| Lethbridge Mental Health Adult Service | (403) 381-5260 | |
| Lethbridge Mental Health Children Clinic | (403) 381 5278 | |
| Crisis Intervention Program | (403) 381-1116 | |
| Lethbridge Family Services | (403) 327-5724 | |
| Native Counselling Services | (403) 329-6140 | |
| M.U.S.T. (Mobile Urban Street Team) | (403) 327-1031 | |
| The Distress Line of SW Alberta | (403) 327-7905 | |
| TRAC Youth Outreach | (403) 308-6633 | |
| Birthright | Health / Sexual Health | (403) 320-1003 |
| OUTreach Southern AB (GALA | (403) 308-2893 | |
| Pregnancy Care Centre | (403) 942-1819 | |
| Lethbridge HIV Connection | (403) 328-8186 | |
| Sexual Health Centre | (403) 320-0110 | |
| Child Abuse Hot Line (24 Hours | Violence / Assault | 1-800-387-5437 |
| Child Welfare Crisis Line | 1-800-638-0715 | |
| Child Protection | (403) 381-5555 | |
| Lethbridge Police Services | (403) 328-4444 |
Get to know more about our services
- At Lethbridge Food Bank we provide our clients with monthly hamper according to the size of the household.
- Hamper sizes are determined based on the number of individuals in each household