Food Programs at
Hope Community Services
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Community Food Resource Centre
Food is such an important part of our social and community fabric!
At Hope Community Services we offer a variety of food programs and resources. So whether you’re a new mom, a family with children, a lonely senior, a budding gardener, or someone challenged with putting enough food on the table, we’re here for you!
Adventures in Cooking
After the Bell
Better Beginnings Prenatal Program
Community Meal & Healthy Food Bank
Healthy Food Hampers
Lunch with the Bunch
Meals to You
Community Meal Drop-in & Healthy Food Hampers
Healthy produce, bread and non-perishable food for children, families, seniors and individuals.
Along with a monthly food hamper, you can enjoy a healthy meal and social interaction at each drop-in. We invite you to shop in our grocery store style Healthy Food Bank to select food items of your choosing. Eligible participants need to be residents of Hope to qualify. On your first visit, please bring ID for yourself and each member of your family/household.
For more information about the Community Meal & Healthy Food Bank, please contact Liz, Bill, or Kim at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
We are located inside the Northwest Harvest Church building at 888 3rd Avenue, and enjoy collaborating as partners, friends, and tenants.
Individuals, Families, and Couples
Individuals, families and couples are eligible to receive a food hamper once a month on the first three Wednesdays of each month.
We are open the first three Wednesdays and Thursday of each month for lunch & hampers from 10:00am-1:00pm.
We will serve clients with last names starting with:
- A-J on the 1st Wednesday
- K-Z on the 1st Thursday
- K-Z on the 2nd Wednesday
- A-J on the 2nd Thursday
- Everyone is welcome for lunch on the 3rd Wednesday
- Everyone is welcome for lunch on the 3rd Thursday. All top ups and giveaways happen on the 3rd Thursday as well.
This will be an adjustment but due to the overwhelming volume of people using our resources we need to make sure everyone is served in a safe and respectful manner.
On Wednesdays we invite you to shop in our welcoming and friendly grocery store style environment to select food items of your choosing. We have a selection of healthy, organic produce from the Food Bank Production garden (during the growing season) and produce from the Food Recovery project in partnership with Save-On Foods.
A nutritious lunch is provided at each drop-in!
Community Meal
Join us on the last Thursday of the month for a nutritious meal. All community members welcomed.
We host a community meal on the last Thursday of the month, from 3:30-5:00 at the Northwest Harvest building at 888, 3rd Avenue. We invite all community members to join us for this free program. Enjoy your meal in our dining room.
You can sponsor a community meal here or give us a call today at 604-869-2466 to find out more about how you can sponsor the next community meal.
Working clients that can not get in during Food Bank hours will be able to come for their hampers during the Community Meal. We will need to see paystubs for proof of working.
Please contact Liz, Bill, or Kim at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476 to sign up.
Our Community Meal & Healthy Food Bank programs rely almost entirely on the generous donations of community members, businesses and organizations and a small grant from BC Gaming. We could not serve the community the way we do without the support of individuals, businesses & organizations like yourselves. If you would like to help make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children, families, seniors and individuals in our community, visit our donation page today!
Like our Facebook page for more updates. View our full Food Resource Calendar here.
Adventures in Cooking
A FREE cooking class for kids ages 8 – 12! Stay tuned for our next session date.
Adventures in Cooking is a 7-week fun-filled cooking club where you get to cook, taste, and learn about delicious food. Being in the kitchen is an exciting, hands-on way to learn about basic cooking skills and make delicious meals each week, such as pancakes, burritos, dips, pasta sauce and more! The program is held on Mondays from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Northwest Harvest building at 888, 3rd Avenue.
For more information, please contact Kim at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
This program is made possible through grants provided by The Hershey Company, Food Banks Canada, Envision Financial: Hope Branch, and from caring community members like you. If you would like to make a donation to support vulnerable kids in learning valuable food and cooking skills, please visit our donation page today!
After the Bell Food Program
After the Bell is a program that provides healthy food packs for vulnerable school-aged children and youth throughout the summer.
The healthy food packs contain a variety of healthy perishable and non-perishable mini-meals with nutritious child-friendly foods such as crackers and hummus dip, granola bars, juice, dried raisins/fruit, apples, oranges, veggies & dip and more.
Packs are delivered once a week by community agencies and staff.
If you know of a child or youth aged 6 - 17 that could benefit from having a healthy food pack throughout the summer, please contact the Food Resource Programs Coordinator at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
This program is provided with the support of Food Banks Canada and donations from people like you! If you would like to make a donation to support children & youth with healthy and nutritious mini-meals, please visit our donation page today!
Better Beginnings Prenatal Program
Tuesdays:
8:45-10:15 with older siblings
11:30-1:00 with mom & baby & pre-natal
This program provides support, knowledge, education and assistance with access to community services for pregnant mothers and parents/caregivers with newborns up to 6 months. Gift cards are given to participants at the end of each session.
For more information, please contact Family resource centre 604-869-2466 ext. 202 or email familyresourcecenter@hopecommunityservices.com
Lunch with the Bunch
Lunch with the Bunch is a program that brings seniors together and provides an opportunity to socialize, learn new things, enjoy a nutritious meal and have fun!
We meet Tuesdays at 10:00am at 888 3rd Avenue (Northwest Harvest Church) for registration and socializing. Guest speakers, activities, entertainment or games begins at 10:30. Lunch is served at 11:30.
Cost of lunch: $10.00 (Subsidies are available – contact the Food Resource Centre at 778-601-6476 for more information).
Transportation is available free of charge! Contact the Food Resource Centre at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or 778-601-6476 to register.
This program is made possible with the support of Fraser Health, The Province of BC and Community Donations. If you would like to make a donation to support this popular seniors lunch program, please visit our donation page today!
View our full Food Resource Calendar.
Meals to you
We are excited to announce our new home meal delivery program!
It is available to anyone in the community. The meals are $10.00 each and include an entree, soup or salad and a dessert.
We deliver Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. You must order by Friday for delivery the following week. We look forward to sharing our homemade meals with you.
For more information, please contact Kim at foodresources@hopecommunityservices.com or (778) 601-6476.
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Hope Community Services
PO Box 74, 434 Wallace Street.
Hope, BC, Canada V0X 1L0
tel: (604) 869-2466
fax: (604) 869-3317