[Report] Social Policy Trends - June 2025
FOOD BANK USE AND HOMELESSNESS
Problems such as homelessness, food insecurity, and ill health are rarely experienced in isolation from one another. Understanding how they are related is helpful for designing appropriate public policy responses.
In a recent report, the Social Policy research team at the School of Public Policy worked closely with the Calgary Food Bank and the Calgary Homeless Foundation to “link” two large data sets describing how individuals and families use the food bank and whether they end up having to stay in one of the city’s emergency homeless shelters. The aim of that report was to investigate how food bank use changes in the years prior to an individual or family entering a homeless shelter for the first time.
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By
School of Public Policy
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Published
Jul 04, 2025
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Subject Area
- Housing
- Food Security and Nutritional Supports
- Food & Nutritional Support
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Audience
- Health Authorities
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Government
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Category
- Research & Evidence
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