1 in 4 People In Our Community Are Facing Food Insecurity, 40% Of Them Are Children
No one should have to choose between paying bills and putting food on the table. Together, we can help families, seniors, and children across Central Alberta access the food they need with dignity.
Join The 10,000 Club
10,000 people $5/month = A hunger-free Central Alberta.
Central Alberta has a population of 300,000 people.
If 10,000 of those people gave just $5 a month, no one in our community would go to bed hungry.
That’s the power of community.
The 10,000 Club is a movement of ordinary people choosing to make an extraordinary difference, one small monthly gift at a time.
Because when thousands of people show up together, meals reach families, shelves stay stocked, and hope keeps growing.
Your $5 may seem small, but together, we can make a big change in the lives of our neighbours.
Food Hub
The Food Hub allows people to choose the food that works best for their household. Instead of receiving prepacked hamper, clients can shop for items based on their needs, dietary preferences, and family size.
Food Hub Is By Appointment Only
To help reduce wait times and better serve our community,
Hours
Monday to Friday
9:00 AM - 11:45 PM
1:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Pantry
The Pantry Program is open to anyone in Central Alberta facing food insecurity and in need of extra support. No appointment is needed — stop by during pantry hours to access available bread, produce, and other rescued food items.
Kitchen 49 & Garden 49
Fresh Local Food With Purpose. Every purchase helps support food security programs in Central Alberta.
Kitchen 49
We offer catering services, food truck bookings, and hands-on cooking classes featuring flavours from around the world.
From community programs to special events, every booking helps support food security initiatives in Central Alberta.
Have a question? Don’t see what your looking for?
Connect with Chef William chef@reddeerfoodbank.com
Garden 49
Garden 49 grows fresh local produce right here in Red Deer, including lettuce and microgreens available for purchase by the public. Coming soon — locally grown mushrooms!
Every purchase helps support community food programs while bringing fresh food to local tables.
We are busy working on getting online sales up and running but are still open for purchases.
Got questions? Want to order?
Connect with our lead horticulturalist Sam greenthumb@reddeerfoodbank.com
Small Actions. Big Community Impact.
Whether you give once, give monthly, volunteer your time, donate food, organize a food drive, or purchase items from our Amazon Wish List, your support helps build a stronger, hunger-free Central Alberta
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Give Monthly
Monthly donations provide reliable support that helps us plan ahead, keep shelves stocked, and ensure fresh food is available for families throughout the year. Even a small monthly gift can create lasting impact and help build a stronger, hunger-free Central Alberta.
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Donate
A one-time donation can help provide fresh food, pantry staples, and essential items to families, seniors, and children facing food insecurity across Central Alberta. Every gift, no matter the size, helps ensure our shelves stay stocked and support is available when our community needs it most.
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Volunteer
Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, helping sort food, support programs, assist clients, and keep our operations running every day. By volunteering your time, you are making a direct impact in the lives of people across Central Alberta.
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Donate Food
Food donations help provide nutritious meals and essential pantry items to individuals and families facing food insecurity in our community. Every can, box, and fresh item donated helps ensure our neighbours have access to the food they need with dignity and care.
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Organize A Food Drive
Organizing a food drive is a powerful way to bring your workplace, school, team, church, or community together to help local families in need. Every food drive helps ensures more people across Central Alberta have access to healthy food.
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Amazon Wishlist
Our Amazon Wish List makes it easy to send urgently needed items directly to the Red Deer Food Bank from the comfort of your home. Every purchase helps provide essential food and household items to individuals and families across Central Alberta.
In our community, there is an abundance of food, but people still go hungry.
Last year, we supported more than 30,500 individuals with emergency food. That's 2,550 people every single month and 40% of them were children.
More than 1,000 kids, every month, are depending on our community to show up.
Demand has more than doubled since before COVID. With rising costs, tariffs, and economic pressure on families across Red Deer, we don't expect that to change.
Monthly giving is how we keep up. When you give automatically each month, we can plan ahead, keep shelves stocked, and be there every week, for every family that needs us. No gaps. No running out.
Choose your level and start today.
LEARN MORE
Stay current with our monthly bulletin!
BecOME PART of our team
Current Volunteer Openings
Care Services
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Work closely with Food Hub staff, volunteers, and clients
Answer the phone, book and confirm appointments
Use computer programs to enter data and information
Monitor stock and people in The Pantry
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Work closely with Food Hub staff, volunteers, and clients
Assess client eligibility for services
Deal with clients' personal information with a high level of confidentiality and discretion
Use computer programs to enter data and information
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Accompany the client while shopping in the Food Hub
Answer client questions regarding food choices and quantities
Check the client out of the Food Hub
Restock and clean the Food Hub
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Work closely with Food Hub staff, volunteers, and clients
Check the client out of the Food Hub by weighing all items chosen
Record total weight per client
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Work closely with Food Hub staff, volunteers and clients
Restock shelves with products supplied by the Warehouse team
Clean shelves while restocking and remove garbage and compost materials
Monitor the cleanliness of the Food Hub
Food Production
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Assist in the ongoing care and maintenance of indoor and outdoor growing spaces
Weeding, watering, pruning, transplanting, and general garden upkeep
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Start and maintain crops from seed
Filling trays, sowing seeds, labelling, and transplanting seedlings
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Assist with harvesting fresh produce
Weighing products and preparing vegetables and greens for distribution
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Help maintain community garden plots and shared growing spaces
Planting, watering, seasonal cleanup, and general upkeep
Warehouse
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Sort and repack all non-perishable and perishable products entering the Warehouse
Clean all bins, containers, and workspaces during and after sorting
Remove cardboard, garbage, and compost materials
Move products from one area of the Warehouse to another and into the Food Hub and Pantry
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Repackage bulk products by portioning according to measuring guidelines
Seal, weigh, label, and transfer portioned products
Clean and sanitize portioning tables, utensils, and containers between each product
Follow good hygiene and safe food handling practices
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