As we entered a new year, I Can for Kids (iCAN) was excited by the opportunity to connect with Sonya – one of our...
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A little plastic card creates a huge boost in self-worth.
I Can for Kids (iCAN) recently received a humbling note from a parent who accessed our grocery gift card program:...
It’s so hard to ask for help, but the grocery gift card program never makes you feel bad or ashamed.
As we enter the holiday season, I Can for Kids (iCAN) had the opportunity to connect with a local family to gain their...
Grocery gift cards make life easier. For everyone.
By switching from a summer food program to year-round grocery gift card support, I Can for Kids (iCAN) increased the...
Optimizing our collective impact through reciprocal collaboration
I Can for Kids (iCAN) is highly committed to collaborate with other agencies across the charitable sector who share...
1 in 4 kids lives in a food-insecure home with too little income to buy enough to eat
These children live in your neighbourhood, go to school with your kids, and often hide their struggles from everyone.
When we eradicate poverty, we eradicate childhood food insecurity.
Plenty of research shows that the primary cause of food insecurity is a lack of income. Therefore, it’s most effective to respond to this ever-growing issue with policies and solutions that protect and improve household financial resources.
Imagine if you lost everything.
That’s what we hear from 100 distressed families every week when they arrive in Calgary after fleeing the ongoing...
With escalating rates of inflation, food-insecure kids need our support now more than ever.
The financial shock of extreme inflation has contributed to the massive increase in the proportion of children who suddenly live in food-insecure households across Alberta.