Ensuring people can afford food through income support is better for their mental and physical health, generates less food waste and is more cost-effective than food banks when it comes to tackling food insecurity, new research suggests.
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Media Release: U of C Study finds that food-insecure families prefer grocery gift cards over food hampers
CALGARY, ALBERTA, September 6, 2023 – In a ground-breaking study by the University of Calgary, participants living on low incomes reported a preference for grocery gift cards rather than food hampers to address food insecurity.
Calgary Herald Article
Rising costs squeeze food budgets for hungry families and for those helping to feed them “When you’re able to go out...
Sutton Garner was featured in Spur Magazine
Thank you Calgary Foundation for highlighting the passion and commitment of Sutton Garner, the woman whose crusade for...
Maclean’s: How grocery gift cards could transform holiday giving
Donating food makes the donor feel good; it doesn’t always make the recipient feel good. Check out Maclean’s coverage of the way our grocery gift card program could transform charitable giving.
A New Brand, A New Approach
We’re taking a bold new approach to alleviating food insecurity for children and youth in our city. And we have a strong new look to match our mission.
I Can for Kids March 2021 Update
We’ve been quiet, but we’ve been busy, and we have a lot of news to share… It’s been one year since COVID-19 shut...
I Can for Kids partners with Kids Cooking Program
I Can for Kids is excited to announce our partnership with the Marlborough Kids Cooking program, an initiative of The...
I Can for Kids joins Good Food Organizations network
I Can for Kids joins cross-Canada network that uses healthy food as a tool for social change I Can for Kids Foundation...