E4A in Action

Reflecting on Basic Income Through the Lens of Poverty Reduction

10 November 2020

Calgary C-Trains

Introduction

Problems

Statistics

98,000

food hampers distributed by the Calgary Food Bank in 2019

30%

of the Calgary Food Bank’s clients had employment income

518,600

Albertans were food insecure between 2017 and 2018. That’s 12% of Alberta’s population

Solutions

  • An empty swing in a park off Memorial

Myths & Reality

How to Help