CBC News: Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House serves up meals for the whole community
Originally published on CBC News, November 30, 2017
Grassroots group provides hundreds of free nutritious meals every week, says operations manager
By Cory Correia, CBC News
Staff at the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House prepare meals with ingredients provided in part by the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. (Cory Correia/CBC News)
The non-profit society says in the last year it has served over 40,000 meals in-house, and its outreach program has fed 16,800 on the street.
Operations manager, Rory Sutherland says the group serves all members of the community, including the homeless, people living in single-room occupancy units, and seniors.
He says the fresh vegetables and whole foods that it serves are particularly needed for those living in the Downtown Eastside.
