Addressing Edmonton's Deepening Food Security Crisis (CAUNICEF, Nov 30 2024)

Original source: https://caunicef.org/2024/11/30/addressing-edmontons-deepening-food-security-crisis/ Retrieved: 2026-07-04

Compiled figures (with the report's own citations): - Alberta food insecurity 12.3% (2011) → 20.3% (2022) [PROOF 2022]. - Alberta severe food insecurity "more than doubled over the past decade to 6.3%" [Vital Signs 2023]. - Edmonton's Food Bank monthly service numbers "doubled in recent years" [Vaugeois & Kinsella 2023]. - U of A Campus Food Bank: 600% increase in clients over five years; 1,100+ visits in peak months; budget up $400,000 over five years. - Average Edmonton rent $1,304/month for a two-bedroom (2022) [Vital Signs 2023]. - Healthy diet = 40.7% of the monthly budget for a low-income family of four [Vital Signs 2023]. - Alberta food cost up over 10% in 2022 [Vital Signs 2023]. - Severely food-insecure households: 76% higher healthcare costs than food-secure households [Tarasuk et al. 2015].