Kudos to all that participated in the 24-hour famine to promote awareness and raise funds for food security in the DTES. On
December 19th at 6pm over twenty stellar individual reported to Save On Meats and remained “lock in” until 6am. A full night of workshops were held to help solve food security issues in the community. While the night is over there is still time to donate and more information here!

YOUR DONATIONS BENEFIT:

Currently training 360 women a year on food security and provision. Expanding to 720 with your help.
Providing a sandwich bar for Beauty Night Society’s DTES participants – sandwiches for Beauty Night Society’s Life Makeover Program at DEWC.
Supplement meals and fund food programing for East Vancouver youth in partnership with Growing Chefs, Breakfast Clubs of Canada and others.
Addition of meal program to Rainer Women’s Hotel, 40 meals a day for the entire year.
Supplementing current meal program of 717 meals a day to 8 Single Room Occupancy Hotels in the DTES.
200 breakfasts a week to kids and their families at Strathcona Elementary School.
Provide emergency food for organisations working in the DTES.
Adding jobs and training to current programs for those who face traditional “barriers” to employment.