Vision for the Future
Lynda is a single mom struggling to work two part-time jobs to make a home for her children. The lack of money is a constant worry and there is hardly a day where she isn’t concerned about how she is going to provide food for the children and additional furniture for their home.

Having maxed out her support provided by the food bank, Lynda turned to the neighborhood church for help. They immediately directed her to the Storehouse-39-3-10 Helpline. After just one phone call help was on the way from three separate agencies.  With one delivery Lynda received emergency food supplies from Community Kitchen:, a crib, formula, baby food and a much needed kitchen table from NeighbourLink and an appointment for a free eye exam and new glasses to replace her old broken pair from The Calgary Eye Way Society.

Storehouse-39-3-10 follow up with Lynda provided her with information about Community Kitchen’s nutrition education program, and an opportunity to consider learning a new skill set that would allow her to have one good paying job instead of two part-time minimum wage jobs.

“It is so hard to ask for help,” Lynda said, “and to only have to explain our situation once to Storehouse-39-3-10 and receive help from three agencies is a god-send”

Storehouse-39-3-10 is Innovative and Unique
Although there are other examples in Canada where non-profit agencies have co-located in one building, the Storehouse-39-3-10 model is unique as it incorporates program collaboration.  Working together the founding project agencies have developed a series of programs that will help break the cycle of poverty in Calgary:
•    Helpline – one phone call provides access to multiple resources
•    Infants and Children Under 2
•    Pre-employment Programs (e.g. warehouse & eye wear manufacturing)