Make a difference

Check out ‘Our Projects’ page for simple, flexible ways you can make a difference. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media to learn more about the impact your acts of kindness make in our communities

HIP volunteers at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary office

School volunteer projects

Looking for ways your students can help support community needs, demonstrate kindness and give back? We create citizenship projects students can do from their classrooms. Students learn how they can make a difference and gain an understanding of community needs.

Easter donation bags with eggs decorated to look like cute bunnies

Family volunteer projects

Youth community groups, seniors’ homes, daycares – everyone can make a difference. We create monthly citizenship projects that groups of any age can do from anywhere. You can make a difference together as a group, gain an understanding of community needs while team building!

An Alberta's Promise wagon filled with happy face squishy balls

Group volunteer projects

Looking for ways your family can support community needs, demonstrate kindness and give back? We create citizenship projects that kids and families can do from home. Spend time together making a difference and gain an understanding of community needs.

Thank you!

Our goal is to collect 3,000 items of need.

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Upcoming project

Back to School!

You can help students prepare for a successful school year. Donate new or gently used backpacks, pencils, notebooks, lined paper packages, crayons, and pencil crayons. We also accept new or gently used running shoes to make sure everyone can participate in gym class.

Book kits made by Humanity in Practice volunteers. They contain seasonal treats, a colour-your-own-bookmark, and a pack of crayons.

h!ppo program

h!ppo is a program designed to support children living in shelters or transitional housing, by providing seasonal treats and creative play kits that are considered part of a happy childhood but that are not affordable for these families.

Our kits are a fun and safe way for families to spend quality time together, exercising creative expression and building happy memories. You can help by purchasing a kit for $20. Donate or e-transfer to hip@shaw.ca.