Community Food Programs in our Area

SALMON ARM
– The Lighthouse (441 3 Street SW )- family food hampers; call to sign up. Drop-in food bank 9-12pm and 1-2pm Monday to Friday. In the summer, they have an “Everyone welcome to harvest” food forest.
– Second Harvest: 360 Alexander Street (around back) Wednesday 10:00am -6:00 pm. “Choose your own food” food bank.
– The Hub 2.0: (Safe Society Free Store): Some food and household items. 3:30-5:00 Mondays, 2:00-3:30 Wednesdays
– Free lunch at Crossroads Church (121 Shuswap St, around back): Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday 12:00-1 pm
– Free Lunch at First United Church: 11:00-1:00 pm. 450 Okanagan Ave
– Rise Up Indigenous Wellness: decolonized food bundles, grocery cards, food security workshops. Self-referral.
– Shuswap Food Action Society: Community teaching garden, Family food box program (currently full), – — Farmer’s market nutrition coupon program, school food programs.
– Shuswap Family Centre: (681 Marine Park Drive) Youth cooking program Wednesdays 3:15-4:30
– Good Food Box: Monthly box of produce $20, ~$40 worth of value
– Mamas for Mamas Salmon Arm: trade, lend, give away for free items related to parenting (toys, clothes..etc)

SICAMOUS:
Eagle Valley Community Support Society: Hampers, free produce and extras, special diet support, cleaning supplies, personal care and baby care, pet food.

• Sicamous location: 1214 Shuswap Avenue. Monday-Friday 10 am-4 pm. 250-836-3440
• Malakwa location: 3994 Malakwa Road. Monday-Friday 12-4pm, Wednesday 10am-1pm
  Parkview Elementary: Naturedelivered.ca monthly produce box. $20 for $40 of value for SD 83 families.

ENDERBY
– Splatsin Food Bank- monthly hampers for Band members, self-referral. Contact Stephanie Killman (250) 540-4061. Can also register for Splatsin food box.
– North Okanagan Good Food Box Program: monthly produce box, $20 for $40 value of produce. Pick up at Senior’s Centre of George Street. Third Thursday of each month.
– Harvest Hut: (parking lot at Cliff Ave and Maud Street) Free excess produce sharing from home gardeners. Mondays, 9 am-12 pm, June to Thanksgiving.
– Enderby Food Bank: (907 Belvedere Street- across from bottle depot) Food hampers are distributed on the second and third Tuesday of each month. Call to make an appointment. 250-938-3114. Open 10 am- 2 pm, Monday to Friday. Emergency hampers available on request.
– SD 83 Farmer Box Program: Naturedelivered.ca monthly produce box. $20 for $40 of value for SD 83 families. Open to parents with students at Grindrod, MV Beattie and AL Fortune.

ARMSTRONG
– Armstrong Food Bank: 3459 Pleasant Valley Road. 250-546-3465
– Armstrong Food Initiative Society: community gardens and produce sharing. Call Jill De La Salle 250-546-8335.
– Gathering Grounds Thrift Armstrong: Monthly Food hampers. 778-442-0019
– North Okanagan Good Food box: $20 produce box ($40 value). Pick up from Zion United Church the 3rd Thursday of each month
– Glad Tidings Church Brown bag lunch program: Free, daily lunches delivered to any school in Armstrong- sandwich, fruit, veg, cookie, pudding cup. Can register through your school or email Glad Tidings Church- gtchurcharmstrong@shaw.ca

SOUTH/NORTH SHUSWAP
– Sorrento Food Bank: 2804 Arnheim Road in Sorrento, in the complex below Sebastian’s Hair Salon. Open Wednesdays, 9 am-3 pm.
– Chase Hamper Society: Robust food hampers available first and third Monday of each month. Contact (250) 682-6155 to register and organize pick-up date. Serves North Shuswap