Alberta Homeless Foundation
Alberta Homeless Foundation supports people experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, and financial hardship through essential items, food item support, care kits, resource information, community partnerships, and research-informed programming.
Calgary-based. Alberta-focused.
Program activity since summer 2025
These figures reflect reviewed item logs, kit records, food item distributions, volunteer records, and program documentation from AHF's current outreach and distribution work.
10,143+
Essential items delivered
100%
Volunteer-run
3
Research and evaluation projects in progress
Food · Hygiene · Outreach
and resource support across programs
Care kits are one part of AHF's broader essential item and community support work.
Research milestone: Accepted AASLD abstract (Publication No. 2143) with Liver Health Connect — to be presented at AASLD The Liver Meeting, November 6, 2026.
Core areas of work
AHF combines practical supply distribution, food item support, community partnerships, resource information, and research.
Care Kits & Hygiene Supplies
Care kits may include soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, wipes, grooming supplies, bandages, razors, snacks, information cards, and other essentials when available.
Food & Essential Item Support
AHF distributes food items such as bread, baked goods, snacks, water, fruit or veggie pouches, and non-perishable items when available through donations and community partnerships.
Campus & Community Pantry Partnerships
AHF supports pantry-based access points so students and community members can access hygiene items, food items, and basic supplies.
Resource Information
AHF maintains resource information to help people find shelters, food banks, crisis lines, health services, and community supports.
Research & Community Health
AHF supports community-based research on liver health, healthcare access barriers, unmet needs, and low-barrier screening acceptability.
Public Education
AHF publishes blog posts and educational content on homelessness, poverty, rural homelessness, food insecurity, healthcare access, and community support.
How AHF works
AHF is a volunteer-run provincial nonprofit focused on practical supplies, careful tracking, research, and community partnerships.
Volunteer-run
No salaries are paid to directors or team members.
Direct supply distribution
We focus on basic items people can use right away.
Tracked kits and item counts
We use logs and KIT-IDs to monitor what has been assembled and distributed.
Local partnerships
We work with campus groups, food partners, community organizations, and local supporters.
Alberta-focused
AHF is based in Calgary and supports Alberta communities through practical supplies, partnerships, research, and volunteer-led programs.
Supporting Alberta communities
AHF began its work in Calgary and is designed to support communities across Alberta through direct supply distribution, food item support, community partnerships, resource information, and research.
Direct support
Care kits, hygiene items, food items, and essential supplies distributed through volunteers and partners.
Community partnerships
Campus, food, health, research, and community partners help extend AHF's reach.
Research and accountability
Kit tracking, item logs, surveys, and community health research help guide AHF's work.
Partners make this work possible
AHF works with food supporters, campus collaborators, research partners, and community supporters to strengthen practical support across Alberta.
COBS Bread — Calgary University District
Supports AHF with bread and baked goods for redistribution through volunteer-led food item support, including holiday baked goods distributions.
Liver Health Connect
Collaborates with AHF on community-based liver health and healthcare access research, including barriers to care and acceptability of low-barrier screening.
University of Calgary / PESJO Team
Supports pantry-based access by helping connect AHF supplies with students and community members who may need hygiene items, food items, and other essentials.