Everyone is invited to lunch at Gordon Neighbourhood House. Community Lunches are an opportunity for community members to enjoy a meal together, meet new people, and catch up with friends in a casual environment.

Included in the cost of lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays is a delicious homemade main course, soup or salad, dessert and coffee/tea.

Wednesdays are pay-what-you-can soup and sandwiches as well as coffee/tea.

When: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00pm-1:00pm, Wednesdays 12:30pm

Cost: Tuesday/Thursday is $5, Wednesday is pay-what-you-can (suggested donation or $2)

To get the menu or for more information, please contact the Gordon Neighbourhood House front desk welcome@gordonhouse.org or 604-683-2554.

The Grandview Woodland Food Connection will be starting up a new Community Kitchen very soon and are looking for a few more participants so spread the word. The community kitchen will be on either Saturday or Sunday afternoons.

Community Kitchen participants gather together to cook and eat nutritious meals and to take meals home to their families. They provide a fun and supportive environment to try new things and save money on groceries.

DABC has received funding from Vancouver Coastal Health’s Community Investments Funding.The goal of Let’s Talk Food Access: Enhancing Community Food Programs for People with Disabilities Experiencing Food Insecurity is to improve access to safe, affordable food resources in two Vancouver neighbourhoods for people with disabilities through education, mentorship and partnerships and to build the capacity of individuals and community food programs to address barriers for people with disabilities and increase their health and well-being.

What we will do:

• Mentor and support people with disabilities living in the West End and the Grandview Woodlands communities of Vancouver to actively participate in food security programs and committees or networks in their neighbourhoods
• Provide skill building for people with disabilities on how to advocate for, and engage their community in, access and inclusion of food programs
• Educate organizers and participants of community food programs in the two communities on access and inclusion best practices
• Provide tools to community food programs to enable them to include access and inclusion in their planning and practices around food security

We will accomplish this through presentations, workshops and a Food Access blog on DABC’s website.

If you are a person living with a disability in Vancouver’s West End or Grandview Woodlands (eastside) communities and are interested in participating in the project, please contact Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org