Uvic Meal Exchange

09/10/2020

Meal Exchange is hiring! The deadline is coming up this Monday - so apply quick to join our team :) Click here for more info: https://www.mealexchange.com/opportunities

We're hiring! If you are interested in food systems, have strong communication skills and are highly motivated and detail-oriented, we'd like to meet you!

We're looking to hire post-secondary students who are passionate about working for just, sustainable, and accessible food on campuses.

The Good Food Campus Coordinators will be leaders in improving access to good food for students in their communities. All positions will work remotely. Click the link below for detailed job descriptions and to learn how to apply:

https://lnkd.in/ekbEFyp

07/08/2020

Meal Exchange has reopened this form for BIPOC students that could benefit from a grocery gift card. Feel free to be in touch should you have any questions! - [email protected] Meal Exchange

Meal Exchange is able to offer you a $100 Loblaws grocery gift card, which will be sent by mail (please note that the postal system is slower than usual). Cards can be redeemed at Sobeys (Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, IGA extra, Garden Market IGA, Foodland, Price Chopper in Ontario, FreshCo, Chalo! FreshCo,...

06/10/2020

**Update: The signup form is now full.
We have grocery gift card support available for Black, Indigenous, International and racialized post-secondary students, recognizing that these communities disproportionately experience injustice in the food system & the impacts of COVID-19.

You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/inEJVxPTdZz8PQRZ9

06/09/2020

We have 10 more Good Food Boxes (bi-weekly until end of July) available. Please fill out this form if you could benefit!

Meal Exchange is able to support 11 additional students living on Lekwungen/ W̱SÁNEĆ territories ('Victoria/Langford') with a by-weekly Good Food Box from NRG, until the end of July. Your responses will remain confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside of the Meal Exchange ...

05/15/2020

NOW CLOSED: Hi everyone, we have another 12 biweekly good food boxes to offer until end of July. Please fill out this form if you need food support, or feel free to share.

Meal Exchange is able to support 14 additional students living on Lekwungen/ W̱SÁNEĆ territories ('Victoria/Langford') with a by-weekly Good Food Box from NRG, until the end of July. Your responses will remain confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside of the Meal Exchange ...

04/23/2020

Hello! Meal Exchange is re-opening our student aid form for a limited number of grocery gift cards. If you are a student facing food insecurity or know anyone in this situation, please fill out a form according to your region to receive the card by mail.

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04/21/2020

http://www.crfair.ca/main-calendar/2020/4/22/webinar-food-resources-in-your-community

WEBINAR: FOOD RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITY — Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
3:00 PM 4:00 PM

This webinar will explore the various food resources available currently during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Capital Region (Sidney to Sooke up through Port Renfrew and the Southern Gulf Islands). We will discuss where individuals and families can access food supports, how to access them, what infor
www.crfair.ca

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KTBgaPjbSZKEbi7YBtvHAg

Food Resources in your Community is part of a new food literacy webinar series presented by the Food Literacy Working Group. This working group is hosted by the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable and is part of the Good Food Network.

What will we be exploring in this first webinar?
This webinar will explore the various food resources available currently during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Capital Region (Sidney to Sooke up through Port Renfrew and the Southern Gulf Islands). We will discuss where individuals and families can access food supports, how to access them, what information they need to know in order to access these resources, and how these resources can be used to help feed individuals and families.

Our Speaker:
Sonja Yli-Kahila
Coordinator of the Food Share Network
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This webinar will explore the various food resources available currently during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Capital Region (Sidney to Sooke up through Port Renfrew and the Southern Gulf Islands). We will discuss where individuals and families can access food supports, how to access them, what infor

03/31/2020

Hi everyone, Meal Exchange is looking to support students in need of short-medium term food relief in response to Covid-19. If you or anyone you know could benefit from this, please feel free to fill out/share this form.

We recognize that this is an incredibly difficult time and that students may be facing difficulties in accessing food. Meal Exchange is currently researching possible ways to support students during this time. We appreciate you filling out this form to help us better understand the challenges facing...

11/08/2019

Each November good food champions from across the region (and beyond) gather to share their stories, celebrate successes, learn from one another, and build connections. Throughout the year we work towards goals set out in our Good Food 2025 Strategy. The Good Food Summit is a chance to update one a...