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UsMoms Community Projects is a non-profit society registered in British Columbia,
Canada. The word UsMoms is an acronym for "United Single Mothers Organic
Market Support."
UsMoms is a service that was conceived and begun by single parents in April 2001.
Every week the service provides free food boxes to single parents who are in need
of nutritional support for the health and well being of their family. Most of the fresh
fruits and vegetables in the weekly boxes are organic which provides a more
available nutrients to rapidly improve the health of chronically undernourished and
underfed family members.
On September 9, 2002, UsMoms Community Projects became a registered B.C.
Society. A Board of Directors was convened. Karen Sabourin went from being the
full time volunteer Administrator to the Executive Director. Katie Sabourin was
appointed the Associate Director, as she had already been volunteering in this
capacity for 40-50 hours per week for a year.
Together these two women manage the numerous programs that are housed within
the organization. The recipient parents volunteer to do the majority of the work that
is needed to make these award winning programs function on a daily basis, with
additional support from volunteer community members when necessary.
In the few short years of being in operation, UsMoms Community Projects has
grown from serving 7 families in October 2001 to having over 3000 families on our
roster in December 2006 through various food programs. The numbers grow on a
daily basis.
The dramatic growth in the numbers of single parent families who are in need of
food has demonstrated the high need for a building to warehouse and distribute the
food according to health and safety codes, as well as having the space to provide
the numerous self-reliance programs. Plans are underway to raise the money to be
able to move into our own world class "green" building.
Canada. The word UsMoms is an acronym for "United Single Mothers Organic
Market Support."
UsMoms is a service that was conceived and begun by single parents in April 2001.
Every week the service provides free food boxes to single parents who are in need
of nutritional support for the health and well being of their family. Most of the fresh
fruits and vegetables in the weekly boxes are organic which provides a more
available nutrients to rapidly improve the health of chronically undernourished and
underfed family members.
On September 9, 2002, UsMoms Community Projects became a registered B.C.
Society. A Board of Directors was convened. Karen Sabourin went from being the
full time volunteer Administrator to the Executive Director. Katie Sabourin was
appointed the Associate Director, as she had already been volunteering in this
capacity for 40-50 hours per week for a year.
Together these two women manage the numerous programs that are housed within
the organization. The recipient parents volunteer to do the majority of the work that
is needed to make these award winning programs function on a daily basis, with
additional support from volunteer community members when necessary.
In the few short years of being in operation, UsMoms Community Projects has
grown from serving 7 families in October 2001 to having over 3000 families on our
roster in December 2006 through various food programs. The numbers grow on a
daily basis.
The dramatic growth in the numbers of single parent families who are in need of
food has demonstrated the high need for a building to warehouse and distribute the
food according to health and safety codes, as well as having the space to provide
the numerous self-reliance programs. Plans are underway to raise the money to be
able to move into our own world class "green" building.
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