Celebrating community food action with Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Right to Food Network
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring each of our Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks. The DTES (Downtown Eastside) Neighbourhood House is a secular, grassroots, place-based organization. The House aims to provide leadership, social, recreational and educational opportunities for DTES residents of all ages to meaningfully engage with and contribute to their […]
Food justice requires racial justice
The Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks’ ongoing commitment to food justice and food sovereignty means committing to racial justice. We stand in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Peoples.
Celebrating 25 years of community food
As 2019 comes to a close, the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks continues to celebrate 25 years of delivering food programs for our neighbours. In 1993, Strathcona Community Centre started their first breakfast program and from there, we have grown to a coalition of 15 Neighbourhood Food Networks across Vancouver to meet the needs of those […]