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Nasir & Asma’s Story

E4C Make Tax Time Pay (MTTP) is a program that pops up during tax season at 22 sites across Edmonton. It’s available for people who have low incomes. Taxes are […]

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Breanna’s Story

“It cheers me up. Every morning when I come down the stairs, it greets me,” describes a woman staying at E4C Elizabeth House, a program that provides short term housing […]

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Megan and Allison’s Story

At what age does a person formulate the desire to volunteer, to give back? Something sparked in Megan, at age 7, when she heard about giving back to the community […]

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Lucille’s Story

Lucille is a retired teacher. She taught grade two 27 years ago in an Edmonton neighbourhood where lunches were packed and full of options. Upon learning about the role of […]

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Leif’s Story

What does it mean to live in E4C Meadow’s Place? Edmonton author Leif Gregersen explains, “Living here means I get support for my condition by trained staff, monitoring of my […]

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The Teapots of WEAC

“I loved my ceramics class in high-school,” one woman recalls as she mixes paints and coats her delicate teapot. The women of E4C WEAC have painted a series of single-serving teapots […]

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The Joy of Dinnertime

For a woman, eating right is self-care. Every week at E4C’s Crossroads Outreach, a weekly menu is created for the women who drop in around dinnertime. The location is also […]

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The Joy of Lunch

Every school day, the E4C School Lunch Program provides a hot lunch to more than 2,100 school children across the city.  For many children this is the only balanced meal […]

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Holiday News

As the New Year arrives and Christmas quickly approaches, we’re reflecting on our year. 2014 was the 20th year of E4C’s School Lunch Program and the launch of our Carrot […]

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The Joy of Cooking

For a teen at E4C’s Kids in the Hall Bistro (KITH), discovering the joy of preparing food can lead to a new path forward. A youth who has been in […]

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