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Connecting Food Systems in Richmond
An environmental scan to examine the makeup, gaps and opportunities in the shifting emergency food provisioning landscape within Richmond.
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Food Recovery Revolution
Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential for everyone, and especially for underserved communities facing barriers to accessing healthy foods. Many of the people we serve at the Richmond Food Bank are dealing with health issues or caring for dependents with health concerns. In addition, many of those using the food Read more…
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BC Poverty Reduction Coalition calls for continuation of temporary $300/month support for those on disability and income assistance
The $300 increase for PWD and IA was life changing. We have until the March 31 budget meeting to raise the volume on this issue. Take action from home: https://www.300tolive.org/campaign.html#A2 As reported in a recent article, the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition has called on the provincial government to continue the Read more…
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Richmond Community Food Access Report 2020
This Richmond Community Food Access Report – “Food Brings Community” – looks at access to food among vulnerable people in Richmond, BC in the summer of 2020. Included is a summary of key informant interviews with staff and volunteers from church communities that have been providing community food programs for Read more…
Community Events
You’re invited to Eat Think Vote Richmond – Thursday Sept 26th!
If you could talk to the next federal government about food in your community, what would you say? Have your say! There is still time to register for Eat Think Vote, Richmond. You can sign up for this free event now at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/eat-think-vote-richmond-tickets-70206721193 Date And Time: Thu, Read more…
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March is Nutrition Month!
March is Nutrition Month, and we’re happy to celebrate it! Nutrition is always our focus at the Richmond Food Bank- we work hard to make sure we’re offering healthy, nutritious food to the people we serve. We aim to ensure that 1/3 of what we give out is fresh fruits Read more…
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2014 Hunger Count
Food Banks Canada has released the 2014 Hunger Count, a comprehensive report on food bank usage across Canada. As a member of Food Banks BC and Food Banks Canada, the Richmond Food Bank participates in the Hunger Count by providing anonymous statistics. We encourage everyone to read the report- it Read more…
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Poverty and Health
This important podcast from the CBC investigates the link between health outcomes and socio-economic factors, especially income level. What they discover matches what we hear from the people we serve. Many of our neighbours in need suffer from illness or/and mental health issues and take longer to recover from illness. Read more…
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March is Nutrition Month
March is Nutrition Month, and this month’s theme is “Simply Cook and Enjoy.” The Nutrition Month Website has recipes, healthy eating tips, and information packages to help you and your family enjoy healthy and nutritious food. The Richmond Food Bank emphasizes healthy and nutritious food selections. We encourage healthy food Read more…