Island Food Caring

June 1, 2019

Island Food Caring

Help Victoria's Hidden Hungry

Help Victoria’s Hidden Hungry

We have teamed up for next three weeks with Country Grocer, Thrifty Foods, Fairway Markets, The Rootcellar|village green grocer and backed by our friends at The Victoria Foundation for the Island Food Caring Campaign who is dedicated to recovering and redistributing healthy, nutrient-dense, fresh food to food insecure communities in the capital region.?It connects people to essential and supportive programs through an innovative distribution network at the neighbourhood level.

Funds raised will go towards equipment, transportation, staffing to help 50,000 hidden hungry in Victoria.

Please consider making a donation at a till at the Red Barn Market nearest you. The Victoria Foundation will be matching all donations up to $25,000.

Funds will go to help various organizations including:

  • Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness
  • The Coalition of Neighbourhood Houses
  • The Mustard Seed Street Church
  • Oaklands Community Association
  • Silver Threads Service
  • Victoria Single Parent Resource Society
  • Our Place Society
  • St. Vincent de Paul of Vancouver Island

For more information visit: https://www.islandfoodcaring.ca/