Stemming from the fact that there is often a feeling of loneliness in the Artic youth, the Arctic Food Cooperative is focused on creating connections through the power of Arctic food. Once a week all year round, students are invited to a connection program focused on empowering youth with Arctic food knowledge. The key program objectives are to combat loneliness and pass down culturally relevant knowledge through community specific implementation. Through cooking workshop, the Artic Food Cooperative aims at creating a positive mood, feelings of belonging, and perceived coping of participants.