Food For All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside
Rates of food insecurity are increasing across Canada, creating a significant public health issue — even in areas with higher affluence. This is an equally pervasive yet under-discussed issue for older adults in Vancouver’s Westside neighbourhood. In their report Food for All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside Community Dialogue, Ksenia Stepkina, Community Development Coordinator […]
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 […]
Bold actions for a food crisis
9-minute read. Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks are feeding a hungry city, while advocating for food justice well into the future.