{"id":93,"date":"2023-01-21T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amacommunity.wpengine.com\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2023-01-30T15:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:34:40","slug":"food-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive-impact.ama.ab.ca\/2022\/food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WE BELIEVE NOBODY SHOULD GO HUNGRY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mobilizing Alberta to Boost Food Security\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvh9KGnYRZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>Demand at Alberta food banks has reached historic levels. The soaring cost of living means that families who were teetering on the brink, are now being forced right off it.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>We have long worked with our partners, key stakeholders and communities to understand critical issues like these and to expand our support. That\u2019s why we created Fill Our Fleet in 2012 to bolster Alberta\u2019s food banks. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>Thanks to the generosity of our members and communities over the first decade of Fill Our Fleet, we&#8217;ve collected nearly <strong>300,000 pounds<\/strong> of food. And in 2022, we hit a historic cash milestone:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sjc-data-point large\"><div class=\"contain\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AMA employees in reflective safety vests stand around collection boxes for Edmonton's Food Bank at a drive-through donation event for AMA's Fill Our Fleet.\" src=\"https:\/\/amaimpactarch.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FOF-3-scaled-e1674520358519.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"data\">$1 million+<\/div><div class=\"desc\">Raised since 2012 for Alberta food banks<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>With each year-long Fill Our Fleet campaign, we rally our nearly one million members in the fight against food insecurity. We accept monetary donations at <a href=\"https:\/\/ama.ab.ca\/community\/care\/fill-our-fleet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FillOurFleet.ca<\/a>, and non-perishable food at our signature events and food drives. AMA funds all campaign costs and all contributions stay in Alberta.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>We also give our members the resources to make positive changes in their own backyards. Last year we introduced <b>community mobilization kits<\/b>, which include a donation box, tip sheet, poster templates and other tools to host a successful food drive. Members can request a kit <a href=\"https:\/\/ama.ab.ca\/community\/care\/fill-our-fleet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block quote\"><div class=\"contain\"><div class=\"content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michelle Chimko is the CEO of the Alberta Motor Association\" src=\"https:\/\/amaimpactarch.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Michelle.jpg\"\/><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p><em>\u201cIt was incredibly moving to see so many requests for mobilization kits. We offered our members the resources, support and opportunity to help\u2014to carry the torch and make change in their own communities\u2014and they ran with it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<cite>Michelle Chimko, President and CEO, AMA<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block paragraph\"><div class=\"contain\"><p>In November 2022, we made an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UkJHtchTn6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urgent plea<\/a> for more donations to Fill Our Fleet in the face of Alberta\u2019s growing food security crisis. The response was overwhelming and we surpassed several annual targets:&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sjc-data-point img-border\"><div class=\"contain\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/amaimpactarch.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/community-mobilization-kit-e1674520573260.jpeg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"data\">54,999<\/div><div class=\"desc\">Pounds of food donated<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sjc-data-point img-border img-right\"><div class=\"contain\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/amaimpactarch.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/purpose_cover2.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"data\">$194,869<\/div><div class=\"desc\">Cash contributions<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sjc-data-point img-border\"><div class=\"contain\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An AMA employee in a reflective vest waits for donations at a drive-through Fill Our Fleet event for Edmonton's Food Bank.\" src=\"https:\/\/amaimpactarch.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FOF-1-e1674710259999.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"data\">$55,000+<\/div><div class=\"desc\">Donations from AMA staff<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WE BELIEVE NOBODY SHOULD GO HUNGRY Demand at Alberta food banks has reached historic levels. 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