Coalition Member’s Information and Activities
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https://www.bcpovertyreduction.ca
Contact: Chantelle Spicer - chantelle@bcpovertyreduction.ca
Sector: Poverty Reduction Policy Advocacy
Mission: We aim to improve the health and well-being of all living in British Columbia. The Coalition advocates for a targeted and comprehensive poverty reduction strategy that prioritizes equity-seeking groups, and a whole government, cross-ministry approach to ending poverty. Our work is grounded in the foundation of universal human rights
Core Activities: government lobbying, policy research and writing, peer support and training
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https://www.bcpovertyreduction.ca
Contact: Sharon Dong - sharond@cityreach.org / 604-767-1240
Sector: Food recovery and redistribution
Mission: Helping People Prosper by meeting tangible needs.
Core Activities: Food for Families; Club Freedom, Adopt A School, Back to School Blast, Boxes of Love
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https://www.columbiacollege.ca
Contact: Stephanie Lim, Advancement & Community Engagement Manager - 604-683-8360 / slim@columbiacollege.ca
Sector: Education
Mission: Equip students to become responsible global citizens who can communicate, think critically, and make a positive impact in communities around the world.
Core Activities: Associates Degrees (in a range of humanities, social sciences, and STEM areas); Community Connections (workplace learning partnerships with local not-for-profits); Collaborative Education Lab, or CoLAB (funding opportunity and community of practice for campus-community partnerships related to innovative community development/research/teaching); Refugee and Resettlement Bursary Program (full and partial fee waivers for students with lived experience of forced displacement, including Canada–Ukraine CUAET visa holders)
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Contact: Megan Viszlai, Vancouver Coastal Regional Coordinator - megan.viszlai@farmtoschoolbc.ca
Sector: School food
Mission: Working with communities and partners, Farm to School BC seeks to empower and support schools in building comprehensive farm to school programs that support vibrant, sustainable, regional food systems, develop student food literacy, and enhance school and community connectedness.
Core Activities: Annual grants program for schools, School Garden Mentorship/Monthly webinar series, Individual school/district/teacher support as needed, Resource development/hub, connecting community (e.g. connecting teachers to organizations, programming opportunities, etc.)
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Contact: Carla Pellegrini, Executive Director - 604-862-9701 / director@foodstash.ca
Sector: Food recovery and community food
Mission: Food Stash Foundation has a twofold mission: to prevent good food from going to waste and provide dignified food access to promote a thriving planet and a healthy community
Core Activities: Food rescue, delivering food to other orgs, delivery food to low-income and disabled households, running a weekly market, supporting a community fridge
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Contact: Sherry Stevenson, Executive Director - sherry@freshroots.ca
Sector: Education, Youth leadership, Community food
Mission: We cultivate educational farms and place-based programs where youth develop healthy relationships with food, land and community through growing and sharing food that nourishes themselves, their communities and the planet!
Core Activities: Youth Leadership (Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership); Experiential Learning (school field trips and summer camp on schoolyard farms); Sustainable Agriculture - using underutilized urban land (schoolyards) transforming them to productive, ecological space for growing food, traditional medicines, native plants, etc. (includes Community shared agriculture and local farmers market and providing locally grown food to school programs); Community building - volunteering, teambuilding, community events, etc.
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https://www.mission-possible.ca
Contact: Erin Black, Employment Readiness Program erin@mission-possible.ca /672-673-4980
Sector: Employment
Mission: Empowering individuals to achieve a renewed sense of dignity and purpose through meaningful work.
Core Activities: Employment Readiness, Street Cleaning, Property Maintenance, Community Safety, Peer Support Training
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https://www.instagram.com/rootsontheroof
Contact: Carly Hilbert, director - 236 512 9204 / carlyhilbert02@gmail.com
Sector: Food production and redistribution
Mission: Food Sovereignty • Community • Equity • Skill Sharing
Core Activities: Garden Mentorship, Food Distibution, Food Rescue, Farm to Plate Hub, Seed Library
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https://www.vancouverfoodrunners.com
ontact: Michelle Reining, Executive Director - 236-479-0478 / info@vancouverfoodrunners.com
Sector: Food recovery
Mission: At VFR, we use app technology and partner with volunteer drivers to redirect healthy surplus food from businesses to organizations operating neighbourhood community programs and providing comprehensive social services.
Core Activities: Food recovery, delivering food to other orgs, hub and spoke delivery, community meal program in partnership with chef TJ Conwi,
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https://vancouverfoodnetworks.com/
Contact: Ian Marcuse, Coordinator - 604-253-6281 / info@vancouverfoodnetworks.com
Sector: Community food security porgramming
Mission: VNFNs are a network of community organizations committed to promoting food security in neighbourhoods across the City of Vancouver. The VNFN is committed to food equity and access, education, skill building, and advocacy, particularly for community members who are struggling economically. This work is based on the principle that all members of society have the right to quality food. VNFN provides a space for networks to collaborate, share best practices and advocate for food equity & justice, ecologically & culturally sustainable food systems, and community food resilience with a unified voice..
Core Activities: Essential food access, food community development (food markets, gardens, food skills workshops, community development, seed libraries, food celebration, community meals)
Photo credit: Sukkot Festival at Britannia Community Centre, Ian Marcuse