A hands-on six week, in-the-kitchen cooking course. Learn skills for shopping at the grocery store and preparing delicious, affordable, healthy meals. Free cookbook for all participants.
The Healthy Families Program is an accredited B.C. Family Resource Program which supports pregnant women, parents and caregivers to provide children (birth up to 6th year) with a strong foundation in life.
We offer a wide range of cooking programs and food skill classes for community members of all ages, experiences and backgrounds.
Most programs are free, and when they are not we offer bursaries, so everyone can enjoy them.
Eat West Coast is everything food on the west coast of Vancouver Island. We want a region where food is celebrated, abundant, and integral to the culture, health, economy, and community well-being for all residents. Eat West Coast is a strategy of the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. We are hub for food security and healthy communities programs and activity throughout the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve region. We are supported in part by Island Health’s Community Food Action Initiative. Our communities include Macoah, Hitacu, Ucluelet, Esowista/Ty-Histanis, Tofino, Opitsaht, Ahousaht and Hot Springs Cove.
Our mandate is to provide nutritious meals to those unable to cook for themselves.
Summer Lunch Munch/School Meals feeds children in inner city parks during the summer season, when school is out and kids have less access to foods through their usual school programs and works with schools to address hunger in the classroom during the school year.
Cowichan Green Community offers a variety of cooking classes. Programs are a constant so call (250)748-8506 or email info@cowichangreencommunity.org for details on the cooking classes we are running today!
The Health Center operates a fully equipped health facility on the Kwakiutl Band’s Fort Rupert Reserve. Opened in March 2005, the building is centrally located next to the Kwakiutl Big House. In addition to offices for Health staff, there is a fully equipped kitchen for community meals, as well as a lounge area frequently used by Band Elders and other community groups.
In 2007 Ocean Crest Community Church planted a ministry in Port Hardy. Over the course of these ten years, The Salvation Army Lighthouse Resource Centre has become a beacon of light and a symbol of hope for many people in the community. In and through each program facilitated at the center, central components of our faith have been incorporated, including prayer and scripture through devotions and Bible study.
Sooke Meals on Wheels progam provides hot meals Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to any person unable to prepare meals for themselves. Frozen meals are also available on request for the other four days a week. Cost for meals is $6.00 per day
About the Food Atlas
The Food Atlas is a comprehensive catalogue of food security resources across the entire Vancouver Island Health Authority service area.
