The community food coordination program aims to make it easier to give food and get food in Quesnel.
What we provide:
For Those in Need of Food
- Up to date information on where and how to get food throughout the week
- Connection to local free or low-cost food programs and support accessing these resources
- Connection to supplemental funding that may be put towards food
- Researching what food resources are needed in town and setting up programming to fill these needs
For Community Partners Engaged in Food Programming
- Support to break down barriers in continuing or expanding services
- Support in finding and accessing funding opportunities
- Coordination of collaborative multi-agency food programming
- Diversion of food waste and coordination of donations (ex. From grocery stores, restaurants, local farmers and gardeners)
For Those Who Want to Help
- Information on how to donate food, where to donate food and what can be safely and legally donated (including extra garden produce, prepared meals etc.)
- Information on what types of donations are needed by partner organizations
- Connection to volunteering opportunities
We can be found at 102-345 Anderson Drive in Quesnel. For more information contact Kirsten Balaski at 236-424-1998 or email at kirstenb@cmhanorthernbc.ca
Click here to see our Quesnel Community Food System Assessment.
