How we verify

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• emergencyUniversal 911 service — no single authoritative page chosen.
• distressCentreSouth403-327-7905 is not published on the CMHA Alberta South Region page; no other official page found.
• albertaDvHelpline1-866-331-3933 not found on alberta.ca/family-violence-prevention or /family-violence-find-supports.
• sexualAssaultCentreChinook Sexual Assault Centre has no reachable official domain (chinooksacl.ca does not resolve).
• shelterTonightDirectBlood Tribe-operated Wellness Shelter has no reachable official page.
• shelterTonightLabelSame as shelterTonightDirect.
• foodBankInterfaithinterfaithfoodbank.ca returns 403 to automated requests; not confirmable from here.

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• Lethbridge Polytechnic Community FridgeReported by Lethbridge Campus Media (Nov 2025) and a Polytechnic mobile food bank story (Apr 2026), but no official page publishes a location, hours, or contact. Needs confirmation with Lethbridge Polytechnic Wellness Services before listing.
• Sik-Ooh-Kotok Friendship Society — food programsOrganization confirmed real and reachable (403-328-2414). Still needs a call to confirm whether they run a food/hamper program before listing. Located near 1a Ave N / 2 Ave S, Lethbridge; opens 8:30am. Confirmed via on-the-ground/Google Maps check 2026-08-07.
• Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society — food programsOrganization confirmed real and reachable (403-380-2569, opokaasin.org, open Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:30pm). Their own site was fetched 2026-08-07 and describes early learning, childcare, Head Start, kindergarten and after-school programming only — no food or nutrition program is named anywhere on it. Still needs a call to confirm whether any food support exists before listing.
• Blood Tribe / Kainai food programsPARTIALLY RESOLVED 2026-08-07. A real food program IS confirmed: the Kainai Food Bank Society, run under Blood Tribe Family & Community Support Services in Standoff, AB T0L 1Y0 — spotted on the ground via Google Maps and then confirmed on bloodtribe.org (hours notice posted 2025-10-15). It is now published as fallback-food-help-16 with an explicit out-of-town caveat (~48 min drive from Lethbridge) and a membership-card eligibility note. STILL OPEN: whether Blood Tribe Social Development (403-737-3868) or the Department of Health (403-737-3888 / 403-737-2540) additionally run hampers or emergency food, and whether the Kainai Food Bank serves anyone without a Blood Tribe membership card — no source states a non-member policy either way. Other verified department numbers for follow-up: Economic Development 403-737-8124 / 403-737-3988; Reinvestment Initiative (employment agency) 403-737-3974; FCSS office 403-737-2888 (Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:30pm, closed 12–1pm). Also confirmed as real departments in Standoff: Youth Ranch, Recreation & Parks, Housing, Police Service, Clinic, Administration, Agricultural Project, Public Works, Family & Community. Do not publish any additional Blood Tribe food access point without an on-call confirmation.
• Lethbridge Family Services — Immigrant Services food supports211 Alberta record lists settlement/employment services; no food program is named. Newcomer-specific food access in Lethbridge currently appears to run through Interfaith's Halal hamper program only.
• Church community suppers (McKillop United, St Andrew's, others)Lethbridge Herald (Nov 2025) documents McKillop United's weekly community supper and St Andrew's runs periodic suppers, but neither publishes a standing public schedule with an open-to-all statement. Needs confirmation before listing as a public food access point.
• Salvation Army monthly community mealA free monthly community meal was announced for Sept 2025 on lethbridgesalvationarmy.ca; the current schedule is not published. Food bank details are listed; the meal is not.
• Community fridges (non-campus)No publicly documented community fridge in Lethbridge outside the campus report above.

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• raamPhoneNo Lethbridge-specific RAAM clinic phone number is published by AHS/Recovery Alberta. The AHS 'Find Healthcare' RAAM record lists Calgary locations only.
• raamHoursOnly 'five days a week' is confirmed by the provincial announcement. No published opening/closing times for the Lethbridge clinic.
• raamAddressConfirmed as 'at the Lethbridge Wellness Shelter'; no separate civic address published for the clinic itself.
• outreachTeamPhoneNo public phone number for the 24/7 Outreach Recovery Response Team has been published by the province, Recovery Alberta or the City.
• withdrawalBedIntakeLineNo dedicated intake line for the 10 new withdrawal beds is published; the Addiction Helpline is the confirmed route.

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• Lethbridge Local Immigration Partnership (LIP)Real program, hosted by Lethbridge Family Services (lfsfamily.ca/immigrant-services/lethbridge-local-immigration-partnership). Confirmed 2026-08-07 as a community coordination body for employers and service providers — NOT a direct-service intake point, so it is deliberately not offered as a place to go for settlement help. No direct phone line published.
• LINC / CLIC language training provider in LethbridgeIRCC funds language assessment and LINC classes nationally, but the specific Lethbridge delivery site was NOT confirmed on a live page as of 2026-08-07. Do not name a provider until confirmed — refer people to IRCC's service finder or LFS instead.