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The hidden mental health crisis inside food-insecure families
At I Can for Kids, we hear countless stories of parents and kids weighed down by stress, anxiety, feelings of shame,...
The hidden mental health crisis inside food-insecure families
In families we support through our grocery gift card program, about 45% of parents and kids struggle with poor mental health. When families regain the power to buy the food they need, it quickly improves their mental health and well-being.
Save-on-Foods doubles your impact this May
For thousands of Alberta families, putting healthy food on the table isn’t a given – it’s a daily worry. This May, you can help change that. Thanks to our long-time partner Save-on-Foods, the first $10,000 in donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar, instantly doubling the impact for kids and families facing food insecurity.
This charity is transforming how we fight childhood food insecurity in Alberta
I Can for Kids Foundation is transforming how Albertans fight childhood food insecurity. Their research-driven model helped almost 50,000 kids last year alone. “Our approach empowers families to shop where everybody else shops – in their local grocery store,” says Bobbi Turko, Executive Director.
Albertans with disabilities face unfair income cuts, food insecurity
Across Alberta, people with severe disabilities are being pushed into poverty and food insecurity by the very systems that are meant to support them. We must strengthen disability supports and benefits.
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.