Help fuel 780 Edmonton kids every single day.

Join a community of Edmonton businesses making sure hunger is never the reason a child can't show up, learn, or play.

26

780

Edmonton Schools

Kids in Program

7,800

148K+

Food Hampers Distributed

Daily Snacks Distributed

85%

of kids learned more healthy habits

📋 Monthly Nutrition Class + Food Hamper

Our Food Manager and certified nutritionist visits every Free to Play school once a month. Each visit is a hands-on 15–20 minute food class — kids learn a real recipe. Every family goes home with a food hamper packed with the ingredients to make it together. One class, one hamper, 26 schools, every month.

What is Food to Play?

Food to Play is the nutrition engine inside Free Play for Kids — delivered daily across 26 high-needs Edmonton schools to children and families facing the biggest barriers to participation. It runs on two tracks that work together every week of the school year.

🍎 Daily Healthy Snacks

Separate from the monthly class, every child in every Free to Play school receives a healthy, nutritionist-approved snack every single day before programming begins. Hunger should never be the reason a kid can't play or learn. This makes sure it isn't.

“The kids are always excited to try the recipes they bring home. They're a good way to reinforce that the 'boring' food we eat at home isn't actually boring because it's often some of the same things.”

— Free Play for Kids’ Parent

Contribute what works
for your business.

The Food to Play Alliance is a community of Edmonton businesses that together fund this program. There are no fixed prices. Contribute whatever amount makes sense — and based on that, you unlock a set of recognition assets that puts your brand in front of Edmonton families all year long.

Every Alliance Member Receives

Food to Play webpage listing Annual Report recognition Proud Supporter digital badge

Seed

$1,500+

Newsletter mention
(~7K subscribers)
Social media post
(~10K weekly views)

Root

$2,500+

All Seed assets
Dedicated photo set
Branded Snack Stickers

Dedicated Photo Set

A custom shoot by our in-house Digital Communications Specialist. High-quality, program-authentic photos of Food to Play in action — yours to use in your own marketing.

Unlocks at Root ($2,500+)

📋

Branded Recipe Cards

Every month, families go home with a recipe card featuring your brand. 300 cards per school per year, printed and distributed by Free Play. Up to 7,800 cards across all 26 schools.

Unlocks at Harvest ($5,000+)

🍎

Snack Stickers

Your logo on every daily snack at your sponsored school. 5,700 impressions per year at one school — or 148,000+ across all 26. Free Play handles all printing.

Unlocks at Root ($2,500+)

🎬

Dedicated Video

A sponsor-branded short video produced by our in-house team — shareable on your channels, your website, and LinkedIn. Authentic storytelling from inside the program.

Unlocks at Nourish ($8,000+)