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Food Recovery Depot

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What do we do?

​- Divert waste from landfill
- Address community food insecurities
​- Make the healthy choice more accessible

Who is involved?

Volunteers:
- from picking up food, to sorting, processing & cooking!
- averaging 275 hours per month
We recover food weekly from these local donors:
- Save On Foods
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Bread & Butter Bakery
- Burrito Grill
- Will call basis: Stoke Market, Shopper's Drug Mart, local restaurants, restaurant suppliers, farms & backyard gardens
We distribute recovered food weekly to these agency partners:
- Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank
- local Schools (Selkirk Secondary, McKim Elementary, Alternate, Independent, Ecole Francophone)
- Blarchmont Early Learning Centre
- Bellies to Babies Pregnancy Outreach
- Home Support Nursing
- Seniors Helping Seniors
- Aq'am School & Community Pantry
- Gardenview Assisted Living subsidized residents
- Community Paramedic
- As needed: local church groups, community events, after-care programs
We distribute food directly each week via:
- doorstep deliveries
- Friday Open to Public
- volunteers

​What are we doing to reach our goals?

  • Distributing fresh groceries through agencies & the public
  • Producing & distributing meals
  • Distributing compost & animal feed to farmers
  • Working toward longterm sustainability (funding from a variety of sources & means)
  • Building food literacy skills

Why do we do it? 

- to be part of building a healthy community (people & our environment) 
- to increase the impact of already existing services
- to identify & fill gaps in community food services ​

How are we doing it?

  • Building & Cultivating Relationships
    • volunteers  
    • agencies
    • donors
    • businesses
    • other non-profits
    • government
    • funders
  • Inclusive & empowered food access
    • accessibility & welcoming atmosphere
    • lowering stigma
    • group cooking
  • Collaborations
    • resource sharing
    • collective planning
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MORE INFO?
frdcoordinator@healthykimberley.com    
​(250)427-7981
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  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Members
  • Food Recovery Depot
  • Swan Ave Park
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Healthy Kimberley Projects
  • Blog
  • Playbox
  • Research
  • Business
  • Events
  • Become a Member
  • Meal Program