April 2, 2013
The Feeding My Family group has been working to bring awareness to the fact that the high cost of food is preventing many Northerners from living healthy, happy and productive lives. From Northern...
September 26, 2012
Raise the Rates has launched a new welfare challenge to everyone: live for one week on $26 worth of food, the amount that a single, able-bodied person on welfare would have.
In January of last year,...
May 24, 2012
The Richmond Low Income Resource Directory has a full list of services for low income people in Richmond.
May 23, 2012
Access Williams Lake and Area is a free, regularly updated directory connecting residents of Williams Lake with a wide variety of resources including advocacy, crisis services, health, disability,...
April 27, 2012
In this article in the Tyee, advocates question the food bank model. Food should be a fundamental right and a question of social justice but it has become a question of charity.
April 24, 2012
Winter 2010/2011 brought extreme environmental conditions throughout the Canadian Arctic. This slideshow site uses images and text to show the results of a project that determines whether these...
March 13, 2012
The Revelstoke Community Social Development Committee puts together a Directory of Social Services for Revelstoke and Area (PDF). Check out their website for the most recent version.
February 28, 2012
BC Dietitians have released a report, The Cost of Eating in BC 2011 that brings attention to the fact that many British Columbians don’t have enough money to buy healthy food.
And, it’s not getting...
November 2, 2011
Each year, Foodbanks Canada conducts original research on the subject of hunger and low income in Canada.
Their annual HungerCount report is the only national survey of food banks and other food...
August 31, 2011
Quest Food Exchange operates its low-cost grocery store model at three locations in the Lower Mainland:
611 E Hastings - In the Union Gospel Mission building (This location has wheelchair access)...
