The United Way is appealing for help to provide healthy food to people in need in the Sunshine Coast area.
With grocery prices soaring, the charity is focusing on food hub programs, which last year provided more than 22,000 meals to people in need.
United Way BC’s food security director Alžběta Sabová says every dollar raised in a community goes back to that community, and programs are tailored to meet specific local needs. Now, they are looking at expanding food hub services in Sechelt and Gibsons, which she says has experienced a growth in need.
“We have partnered with Lift Services and other organizations to develop a program that is in partnership with local food producers, and it’s going to serve a lot of community members across the lower part of the Sunshine Coast,” she says.
She says the programs support whatever communities need, including community gardens, kitchens, and Indigenous food revitalization.
United Way works with community organizations to help build and sustain local food programs.
Visit their BC website for more information, or to help support the program.
