Together, we’ve reached an incredible milestone, tackling childhood food insecurity in Alberta.
We’ve now distributed more than $5.3 million in grocery gift cards, benefitting over 200,000 kids in Calgary and across Central Alberta.
“In 2020, we set out to give food-insecure families a more dignified and flexible way to put food on the table,” says Bobbi Turko, Executive Director, I Can for Kids Foundation.
“We took a big risk that first year. People were used to food hampers and school lunch programs. Grocery gift cards were a break from tradition.”
It didn’t take long to see the impact
With support from iCAN’s program, families could once again enjoy everyday experiences that others take for granted — grocery shopping, packing their kids’ favourite school lunches, and preparing meals that reflected their culture and traditions.
But the impact goes much deeper. Grocery gift cards also ease the emotional toll that comes from constant worry about the next meal. It’s help that fits real life, lifts real burdens, and lets kids can be kids again.
“We had the idea, but it took a whole lot of people believing in it to get us here,” says Turko.
“To every donor, partner, and volunteer who helped make this possible, thank you!”
Help us reach the next 200,000 kids
Your gift takes food insecurity off the table for more Alberta children and families.
