| UsMoms Community Projects |
| Since 2001 UsMoms has grown to support 3000+ impoverished single parent families in the GVRD by providing free weekly boxes of nutritious foods, free clothing, free furniture and household items, along with our free self-reliance programs. It is our goal to end the generational cycle of poverty, one family member at a time. |
ATTENTION:
UsMoms Community Projects had to TEMPORARILY close down our free food
program. Our organization unexpectedly lost the use of the property used to
house our infrastructure for safely dealing with food products and sanitizing
the food bins. Due to the suddenness of the loss, we were unable to put
together the funds quick enough to move into a properly zoned commercial
building. Click here to read updates on reopening our free food program.
UsMoms is very appreciative of the rapid support our families received from
our long standing community partners during this crisis. Within days, The
Greater Vancouver Food Bank moved all of our families to a food bank located
at the same site where City Reach Care Society has been graciously hosting
UsMoms' weekly Free Food Day since September 2005. Both organizations
are to be commended for their caring and rapid response to help us meet the
emergency food needs of our families!
But, the families are desperately asking for the UsMoms' food programs
to be re-opened. Our food program met more than emergency food needs.
Per our mandate, our food program is designed to meet the on-going
nutritional needs for individual family members to thrive and have the capacity
to learn to become permanently self-reliant. The families are reporting that in
the months since we had to close the free food program, that they are
struggling on a daily basis to deal with the loss of the fresh fruits and
vegetables in their diets, the loss of the fresh bread from Cobbs Bakeries for
their children's school lunches, and overall the loss of enough food each week
to be able to keep their children performing well at school and socially. In
recent weeks the parents have reported their children are experiencing a
sharp rise in the return of the behavioural and health problems that have been
scientifically linked to chronic hunger.
The parents really want us to stress the fact that they truly appreciate the help
they receive from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. But they also want
people in the general public to know and understand that the GVFB's mandate
is to meet the emergency food needs only.
Like all parents around the world, these parents fear for the safety and health
of their children. These parents are wisely asking for help to be able to
provide enough nutritious food to enable their children to grow up to be
healthy and productive adults.
UsMoms Community Projects had to TEMPORARILY close down our free food
program. Our organization unexpectedly lost the use of the property used to
house our infrastructure for safely dealing with food products and sanitizing
the food bins. Due to the suddenness of the loss, we were unable to put
together the funds quick enough to move into a properly zoned commercial
building. Click here to read updates on reopening our free food program.
UsMoms is very appreciative of the rapid support our families received from
our long standing community partners during this crisis. Within days, The
Greater Vancouver Food Bank moved all of our families to a food bank located
at the same site where City Reach Care Society has been graciously hosting
UsMoms' weekly Free Food Day since September 2005. Both organizations
are to be commended for their caring and rapid response to help us meet the
emergency food needs of our families!
But, the families are desperately asking for the UsMoms' food programs
to be re-opened. Our food program met more than emergency food needs.
Per our mandate, our food program is designed to meet the on-going
nutritional needs for individual family members to thrive and have the capacity
to learn to become permanently self-reliant. The families are reporting that in
the months since we had to close the free food program, that they are
struggling on a daily basis to deal with the loss of the fresh fruits and
vegetables in their diets, the loss of the fresh bread from Cobbs Bakeries for
their children's school lunches, and overall the loss of enough food each week
to be able to keep their children performing well at school and socially. In
recent weeks the parents have reported their children are experiencing a
sharp rise in the return of the behavioural and health problems that have been
scientifically linked to chronic hunger.
The parents really want us to stress the fact that they truly appreciate the help
they receive from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. But they also want
people in the general public to know and understand that the GVFB's mandate
is to meet the emergency food needs only.
Like all parents around the world, these parents fear for the safety and health
of their children. These parents are wisely asking for help to be able to
provide enough nutritious food to enable their children to grow up to be
healthy and productive adults.
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