The price tags on everything from groceries to transportation have seen significant rises over the past year. This episode, we’re digging into why costs of living have risen so sharply, and how it’s impacting folks in the Alberta Capital Region. To help unpack the impacts on housing and food security, we were joined by Hayley Irving of REACH Edmonton and Tamisan Bencz-Knight of the Edmonton Food Bank.  

Donate: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region 

Support: REACH Edmonton Membership 

Support: Edmonton Food Bank 

Learn: REACH Edmonton 24/7 Crisis Diversion 

Learn:  Affordability of Housing Kneebone Study 

Learn: City of Edmonton’s Encampment Strategy Prototypes 

Connect: Receive Support from the Edmonton Food Bank 

The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Alex Bedard, Renée Chan, Jenna Halabi, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Stephen Ryan, and Feven Worede. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.