It is always inspiring when businesses recognize the benefits of young people participating in arts and cultural activities of their choice. For the past three years, K + S Potash Canada (KSPC) has provided considerable support to Creative Kids helping to remove financial barriers and benefiting hundreds of children and youth across the province.

According to Paige Gignac, Community Investment Specialist, KSPC, “Supporting Creative Kids is an opportunity to help positively impact the growth and development of a young person through arts and culture. Saskatchewan has one of the highest kid poverty rates in Canada, and not all young people have equal opportunities to explore their creativity and passions.

Creative Kids makes this possible.” She adds that the partnership with Creative Kids aligns well with KSPC’s Youth + Us program, which focuses on providing young people with opportunities to engage, create, and discover through sports, art, culture and education.

It is important for KSPC to give back to the communities where their employees live, work and raise their families. KSPC has supported 500 organizations across Saskatchewan and British Columbia through their community investment program. Since 2020, Creative Kids has received $250,000 from KSPC, enabling children and youth across the province to participate in meaningful creative activities. To date, over 600 families have been supported because of this partnership.

KSPC operates its Bethune potash mine, near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Their products are used as natural fertilizers and compacted for use in a variety of industrial applications.

Gignac says KSPC is proud to support Creative Kids and what they do. “At KSPC, we believe in providing young people access to more moments that inspire confidence, creativity and character. Opportunities to participate in activities that create joy and harness potential—such as sports, music, art and immersive learning—allow young people to celebrate diversity, discover what drives them and develop essential life skills to help them grow mentally, physically and emotionally. Creative Kids is making these moments come to life for kids in our province.”