Community Food Coordination Program

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 Jennifer Reed at 250-983-6239 or email at [email protected]

Click here to see our Quesnel Community Food System Assessment.