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Food-insecure kids and families need more than food
Alberta’s food insecurity crisis is growing. Nearly 2 in 5 kids – about 400,000 children – are experiencing some...
Food-insecure kids and families need more than food
Alberta’s food insecurity crisis is growing – with the highest rate of food insecurity of all 10 provinces. It’s clear we need to get beyond the food bank model to provide more than “just food”.
Our partnership with Mosaic PCN reaches vulnerable families through public healthcare
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with Mosaic Primary Care Network (PCN). This enables us to reach more vulnerable children and families in Calgary through the public healthcare system.
Calgary charities cut food hampers in favour of gift cards
New approach reduces waste, lets residents choose what they actually need, and restores dignity to food-insecure families. Story by Elise Stolte, CBC Calgary.
Thanks to your support, we took food insecurity off the table for more families this year.
As 2025 comes to a close, one truth has never been clearer — food insecurity in Alberta is a crisis. Each partnership, each donation, and each shared moment of trust has made a real and lasting difference for families who need it most.
Double your impact this holiday season
Giving Tuesday, a global movement to inspire generosity, kicks off a special season of giving on December 2. Thanks to The Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation, who will match the first $150,000 of donations made from now to December 31, enabling you to double your impact.
Our partnerships with Primary Care Alberta support new moms and babies
Welcoming a new baby should be a time of joy and celebration. Yet food insecurity has serious negative impacts for new moms and young babies. Our first collaboration with the public healthcare system helps address these challenges.
Let’s make food more accessible to families in crisis
Multiple research studies have found that traditional food-based interventions fail to reduce food insecurity. That’s why I Can for Kids takes a different approach. Our grocery gift card program improves access to food – simply through shopping at the local store.
New research review finds traditional food-based interventions fail to reduce food insecurity
At I Can for Kids, we follow third-party research closely to ensure that our program uses an evidence-backed approach. We were very interested to dig into a recent systematic review of research compiled by the Public Health Agency of Canada – assessing the effectiveness of food-based interventions to mitigate household food insecurity.
Grocery gift cards fuel learning at Step by Step early childhood program
Step by Step provides exceptional early childhood education and supports for developmentally delayed and disabled children and their families. Their teachers and staff see firsthand the link between nutrition and learning.
Essentials not extras: How food-insecure families use grocery gift cards
Families living with food insecurity make continual trade-offs to stretch limited dollars. They use grocery gift cards to supplement their food budgets thoughtfully and strategically, enabling them to better afford other essentials, like rent and utilities.