Join Cocendo’s Founding Phase! We’re signing up our first wave of merchants and partners. Pledge your support today to help launch a movement where every purchase feeds a student. Make a Donation Now
Join Cocendo’s Founding Phase! We’re signing up our first wave of merchants and partners. Pledge your support today to help launch a movement where every purchase feeds a student. Make a Donation Now
Cocendo is a coalition movement that transforms everyday commerce into reliable support for student food security.
Our platform empowers merchants, brands, institutions, and communities to work together in a simple, dignified, and transparent way — without stigma, complexity, or barriers.
We exist to make it easy for Canadians to support students facing food insecurity through the normal flow of daily purchases.
Cocendo began with a question shared by millions of Canadians: How can we make it easier for students to access the food they need while staying focused on their education?
Traditional food‑security programs and charity models, while essential, often struggle with:
Limited scale
Sustainability challenges
Administrative complexity
Stigma for students
At the same time, businesses and brands are searching for meaningful, measurable ways to give back.
Cocendo bridges this gap by creating a coalition loyalty ecosystem where every transaction can contribute to student well‑being.
No extra cost to consumers
No complicated systems for institutions
No stigma for students
Transparent, community‑powered impact
Everyday commerce becomes a force for good — automatically.
To help end student food insecurity in Canada by building a self‑sustaining, community‑driven ecosystem where everyday purchases fund dignified, stigma‑free support for students.
A Canada where every student has consistent access to food — without having to choose between tuition, rent, and basic nutrition.
A future where merchants, brands, and institutions can easily contribute to student food security through the natural flow of commerce.
Dignity First
Students receive support through tools that look and function like any other payment method — no labels, no lines, no stigma..
Radical Transparency
Every dollar, point, and meal‑equivalent is tracked and reported. Trust is earned through clarity and accountability.
Community Power
Real change happens when local businesses, brands, institutions, and consumers work together. Cocendo makes that collaboration simple and rewarding.
Sustainable Impact
Our model funds itself through commerce, reducing reliance on traditional fundraising and creating long‑term stability.
Innovation with Integrity
We use technology to drive impact — never at the expense of ethics, privacy, or the dignity of the people we serve.
Cocendo works closely with Diewert.org, our registered Canadian charitable partner specializing in food access.
Diewert.org ensures that all food‑security‑related funds are managed with integrity, transparency, and CRA‑compliant governance. They oversee charitable distribution and receipting, allowing Cocendo to focus on building the coalition, technology, and merchant ecosystem.
This partnership ensures that every contribution — from merchants, brands, or consumers — reaches students efficiently and with dignity.
Cocendo is more than a platform. It’s a movement — a growing coalition of merchants, brands, institutions, and community members who believe everyday commerce can help reduce and ultimately eliminate student food insecurity in Canada.
If you want to support students in a simple, sustainable, and dignified way, we’d love to connect.
Cocendo Spark is the loyalty and impact program of Cocendo — designed to help Canadians turn their everyday purchases into meaningful support for student food security.
