Author series: Mariana Chilton discusses her new book on the social determinants of hunger
All are invited to join the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition in a series of conversations with public health scholar, community organizer, and author Mariana Chilton regarding the root systemic causes and solutions in addressing food insecurity and poverty. She will be joined by Leona Brown on November 20 and Elder Marr Dorvault on November 22, […]
A Year in Review: From Emergency Food Response Towards Collective Impact for Systems Change
The Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (VNFN) are a network of community organizations committed to promoting health and well-being through a range of food security programs in neighbourhoods across the City of Vancouver each responding to the unique needs and cultures within their respective communities. This past year, many networks continued providing emergency food distribution programs […]
Bold actions for a food crisis
Filling unmet community food needs during COVID-19 Fostering food-secure neighbourhoods Over 25 years, Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks have learned to support people in growing and accessing nutritious and culturally familiar foods close to home, in neighbourhoods throughout the city. We promote access to food with dignity, and without barriers. Many of our actions and principles […]