Thousands of Calgary families are struggling to make online learning work as they try to balance front-line jobs and budgets where choices can involve feeding a family or having internet access.

While some can run to Best Buy and purchase a couple of laptops or boost internet speeds with a quick phone call, others are parking outside restaurants to piggyback Wi-Fi so their kids can stay in school, according to organizations focused on addressing poverty in Calgary.

“There’s a lot of people going through the pandemic and poverty right now,” said Meaghon Reid with Vibrant Communities Calgary.

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