PROGRAMS
Food Security Programs
Our food programs strengthen food security on Gabriola. We aim to provide food to those who need it while fostering social connections, sustainability and good health in our community. We offer a variety of resources, programs and workshops with our partners and team of dedicated volunteers.
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Food Programs Volunteer
Lunch Program Volunteer
Food Security Programs
Grocery Program
(FoodBank)
The Grocery Program distributes foods to individuals and families in need. This could mean you or a loved one is finding it financially challenging to afford food.
Participants must register for the Grocery Program by contacting 250-247-7322 or food@phcgabriola.org or by dropping in during grocery hours. The registration is quick and confidential, and no one is turned away.
Grocery pick-up is available at People for a Healthy Community (PHC) on:
Tuesdays - 10am - 2pm
Wednesdays - 11am - 4pm
Food Recovery Program
In partnership with Nesters Food Market, this program addresses both food insecurity and food waste. People For a Healthy Community (PHC) collects food products that Nesters Food Market can no longer sell. With the help from our volunteers to sort, package and distribute, this food is, sorted into three categories for redistribution in:
For The People
This food is still fit for people and will make its way back into our programs:
Grocery Program (FoodBank)
Leftover human suitable food is turned into nutritional meals and soups that will help support our:
(for youth and seniors)
For The Animals
Once the food is on the “shall we say” not so pretty side it is offered to a number of our local farmers' to be fed to their animals as another contribution to our local food systems.
If you would like to be on our animal food farmers call list please contact food@phcgabriola.org
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For The Gardens
Yes that’s right! If we can’t eat it, it is composted in People For a Healthy Community’s gardens and used to nourish and fertilize the produce that we grow once again to support our programs:
Supporting Food Security In Our Community
Growing & Harvesting Food
Food Recovery
Food Skills
Feeding Our Community
Did You Know?
On average 40,000lbs of food is recovered in a year
40% Human Food
48% Animal Food
12% Compost Material
