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Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jeremy Nixon detailed the investments, part of a 2023 budget commitment, during an announcement in Canmore on Wednesday. They include $10 million for food banks across the province, $16 million to support low-income transit pass programs in 14 communities, and $9 million over three years for the Civil Society Fund, established in 2021 to support non-profits.
Calgary Food Bank CEO Melissa From said food banks provincewide are experiencing “unprecedented levels of demand” as inflation continues to squeeze Albertans’ pocketbooks, and the provincial investment is much-needed. From said the Calgary Food Bank saw a 22 per cent year-over-year increase in clients served over the first three months of this year, serving already 6,000 more people than it did by this point last year for a total of 35,000.
“And our waitlists are growing,” she said. “Our small and rural food banks are facing the same constraints, and I know that this funding is going to especially help them to meet the needs in their communities.”Amid concerns over social disruption, UCP rake NDP for past comments critical of police The province also set aside funds in budget 2023 to expand the funding to Alberta’s Family and Community Support Services program to $105 million. FCSS is a funding partnership between the province and municipalities that allows villages, towns and cities across the province to provide preventive social service programs.
“Every dollar invested in preventive services saves us $7 to $12 in future spending on justice, health care and addictions,” said Murtaza Jamaly, the president of FCSS Association of Alberta. “As our provincial priorities focus on critical social issues, Albertans have never needed FCSS more than today.”
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