Reducing hunger today. Educating for tomorrow.
Food insecurity support and education for Calgary families in need.
From November 1st to December 3rd, we are running our Gift a Good Food Box holiday campaign! What a wonderful gift that truly gives back! This campaign offers our supporters the opportunity to purchase a Good Food Box and then gift it to a family struggling with food insecurity. With the cost of food on the rise, the need to support our neighbours continues to rise as well.
This year, our first goal is to gift at least 120 medium Good Food Boxes please consider helping us get there!
Click the image above to donate to the holiday campaign!
1/4 Alberta families struggle with food insecurity.
No family should have to choose between food or rent
Together we can reduce hunger in Alberta.
Donate Now
Donate to Community Kitchen Program and know that your dollars are helping families in need in your community.
Reduce Hunger Today
We offer those in vulnerable situations the support they need to feed their families.
Educate For Tomorrow
We educate families and children on how to shop for, prepare, and enjoy healthy food.
Our Programs
Calgary's cooking
Calgary's Cooking helps people plan and cook healthy, nutritious and budget-friendly meals.
Good food box program
Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at a very low cost. The Good Food Box is a hands-up program.
Souper Stars
Souper Stars is specifically designed to teach elementary students in grades 4 through 6 how to attain a safer and healthier lifestyle.
Tummy Tamers
Tummy Tamers is a feeding program specifically designed for children aged 5 through 12 in low-income communities over the months of July and August.
Spinz-A-Round
Spinz-A-Round operates to help families in Calgary receive food they otherwise may not have obtained on their own.
The Good Food Box Program
The Good Food Box (GFB) is a program under the Community Kitchen Program of Calgary whereby you can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable pricing. The GFB program is a hands-up program, as opposed to a hands-out.
reserve your food box
Step 1.
Locate the depot nearest to you.
*for best results search your postal code on the map
Step 2.
Find out when your depot is scheduled for orders and deliveries.
Step 3.
Contact the Depot Coordinator.
Step 4.
Pick up your Good Food Box.
Testimonials
My children so look forward to getting the Good Food Box – always full of surprises. I’m a single parent of two growing children, thank you for all your support.
– N.E.
We are seniors who receive AB benefits. We are so blessed with the food we receive with the Spinz-A-Round program. We love a good variety of things to help us cook and eat much more healthy.
– P.R.
I had a great time during Souper Stars. Me and the rest of the class hope you can come back and see us next year. The best part about was you showing me that eating healthy is a big part of our lives."
– Dal
How we make a difference?
The Community Kitchen Program of Calgary operates a self-empowering model to address the needs of marginalized Calgarians. We have evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of our city, in response to our deepening awareness and understanding of the complex issues of poverty and hunger
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We teach participants how to prepare nutritious meals, budget their finances -- making their income stretch by preparing cost effective, healthy meals, as well as providing a means to access nutritious food.
The programs we have built help adults, children and families to eat healthier, at a lower cost, learning how to cut the grocery bills and most importantly how to keep these healthy habits throughout their lifetime. We are not just giving a 'hand-out', but a 'hand-up'! Children are the future, which is why we teach our next generation about nutrition, smart grocery shopping, how to read a food label, safety with knives, cross contamination, and even proper etiquette. These children will obtain information and hopefully keep it with them as they grow, influencing the following generations and in turn, lowering the hunger population in this city.Read more
The programs we have built help adults, children and families to eat healthier, at a lower cost, learning how to cut the grocery bills and most importantly how to keep these healthy habits throughout their lifetime. We are not just giving a 'hand-out', but a 'hand-up'! Children are the future, which is why we teach our next generation about nutrition, smart grocery shopping, how to read a food label, safety with knives, cross contamination, and even proper etiquette. These children will obtain information and hopefully keep it with them as they grow, influencing the following generations and in turn, lowering the hunger population in this city.
Get in touch
3751 21 St NE
Calgary, AB, T2E 6T5
Good Food Box Program +1 (403) 538-3779
Volunteers +1 (403) 538-3787
Calgary's Cooking +1 (403) 538-0135
