| Free Food |
Free Food Program
PLEASE NOTE:
The Free Food Program is temporarily suspended until UsMoms
can raise enough money to get our own building to distribute
food from.
The free food box program is the core of all the programs offered by UsMoms
Community Projects. It operates on a weekly basis. Every Thursday Karen and Katie
or other volunteer staff members pick up food from multiple donors in a van that is
borrowed from CityReach Care Society. This requires multiple trips due to the large
amount of food that is needed for the numbers of families that use this service.
The food is taken to a facility owned by CityReach Care Society called “The
Warehouse” located at 2650 Slocan Street at Broadway. NOTE: A FOOD BANK IS
OPEN AT THE SAME LOCATION ON FRIDAY'S 8:30 AM AND IS AVAILABLE FOR
UsMoms' REFERRED CLIENTS.
There volunteer parent's inventory, sort, cull and pack the food into a large plastic bin
for each family. Larger families receive the equivalent of 2 or 3 bins based on the
number of dependents in the household. The families come to pick up the food boxes
throughout the same afternoon, between 2:30 – 4:30 pm. The parents bring their own
bags and other containers to take their food home.
Some weeks there is a lot of donated food available. Other weeks the donated food
must be supplemented by purchasing food wholesale. Much of the fresh produce is
organic and very fresh, especially when it comes from local farms. Bakery fresh bread
is always available. A good variety of canned and dry goods are usually available.
Dairy and meats are not as plentiful at this time, but UsMoms is trying to line up
consistent donations for these necessary items from safe sources.
DO I QUALIFY FOR A FREE FOOD BOX?
You must be a single parent or the guardian of a dependent living full or part time in
your residence. You must be financially distressed or receiving:
•Income Assistance
•Employment Insurance
•Disability
•Other pensions
You also qualify if you:
•Are a student with dependants
•Are financially distressed due to the number of dependents in your household.
•Have had to abandon a spouse due to safety reasons and are in transition.
•Have been abandoned by a spouse and are in transition
•Are pregnant and unable to finance the proper nutrition for a healthy pregnancy.
•Are experiencing chronic undernourishment as a result of being one of the “working
poor”
HOW DO I GET A FREE FOOD BOX? - TEMPORARILY
CLOSED
You must apply for a box. The applications are processed in the order we receive
them.
To apply in person you need to call the office to get a start up date and come to *****
on your start up date to fill out your application. You need to come between 2:30 – 3:
30 pm. You will get a box of food the same day.
To apply on–line, you must also call the office to get your start up date. It is not
enough to email your application. Download your application, fill it out, and call the
office to get your start up date.
TO ARRANGE FOR FREE FOOD SIGN-UP Call 604 261- 2282 or click here for a
Registration Form.
From time to time we are full and it may take a couple of weeks before we can take
more families onto the program. We must find more food before we can start more
families. BUT, we always do, so be patient. If you are desperate, we recommend you
use the food bank and/or our wholesale grocery program, the Good Food Box. On the
Good Food Box program you can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale
costs for a $3.00 delivery charge.
Good Food Box – Temporarily Closed until we get our building
Greater Vancouver Food Bank - 604 876-3601
PLEASE NOTE:
The Free Food Program is temporarily suspended until UsMoms
can raise enough money to get our own building to distribute
food from.
The free food box program is the core of all the programs offered by UsMoms
Community Projects. It operates on a weekly basis. Every Thursday Karen and Katie
or other volunteer staff members pick up food from multiple donors in a van that is
borrowed from CityReach Care Society. This requires multiple trips due to the large
amount of food that is needed for the numbers of families that use this service.
The food is taken to a facility owned by CityReach Care Society called “The
Warehouse” located at 2650 Slocan Street at Broadway. NOTE: A FOOD BANK IS
OPEN AT THE SAME LOCATION ON FRIDAY'S 8:30 AM AND IS AVAILABLE FOR
UsMoms' REFERRED CLIENTS.
There volunteer parent's inventory, sort, cull and pack the food into a large plastic bin
for each family. Larger families receive the equivalent of 2 or 3 bins based on the
number of dependents in the household. The families come to pick up the food boxes
throughout the same afternoon, between 2:30 – 4:30 pm. The parents bring their own
bags and other containers to take their food home.
Some weeks there is a lot of donated food available. Other weeks the donated food
must be supplemented by purchasing food wholesale. Much of the fresh produce is
organic and very fresh, especially when it comes from local farms. Bakery fresh bread
is always available. A good variety of canned and dry goods are usually available.
Dairy and meats are not as plentiful at this time, but UsMoms is trying to line up
consistent donations for these necessary items from safe sources.
DO I QUALIFY FOR A FREE FOOD BOX?
You must be a single parent or the guardian of a dependent living full or part time in
your residence. You must be financially distressed or receiving:
•Income Assistance
•Employment Insurance
•Disability
•Other pensions
You also qualify if you:
•Are a student with dependants
•Are financially distressed due to the number of dependents in your household.
•Have had to abandon a spouse due to safety reasons and are in transition.
•Have been abandoned by a spouse and are in transition
•Are pregnant and unable to finance the proper nutrition for a healthy pregnancy.
•Are experiencing chronic undernourishment as a result of being one of the “working
poor”
HOW DO I GET A FREE FOOD BOX? - TEMPORARILY
CLOSED
You must apply for a box. The applications are processed in the order we receive
them.
To apply in person you need to call the office to get a start up date and come to *****
on your start up date to fill out your application. You need to come between 2:30 – 3:
30 pm. You will get a box of food the same day.
To apply on–line, you must also call the office to get your start up date. It is not
enough to email your application. Download your application, fill it out, and call the
office to get your start up date.
TO ARRANGE FOR FREE FOOD SIGN-UP Call 604 261- 2282 or click here for a
Registration Form.
From time to time we are full and it may take a couple of weeks before we can take
more families onto the program. We must find more food before we can start more
families. BUT, we always do, so be patient. If you are desperate, we recommend you
use the food bank and/or our wholesale grocery program, the Good Food Box. On the
Good Food Box program you can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale
costs for a $3.00 delivery charge.
Good Food Box – Temporarily Closed until we get our building
Greater Vancouver Food Bank - 604 876-3601
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