Vancouver Firefighters believe that no child should go hungry in a Vancouver school. With this in mind the Vancouver Firefighter Charities (VFC) has partnered with the Vancouver School Board (VSB) to create the Snacks For Kids program which provides food to kids and families that need our help. Currently the Snacks For Kids program provides nutritional support to 5000 food insecure youth in over 60 Vancouver schools and after school programs.
Snacks For Kids focuses on providing nutrient-dense food that fuels kids for learning. We accomplish this through a cost-effective approach where we buy in bulk from wholesalers and keep overhead low by leveraging a capable and motivated group of Off-Duty Vancouver Firefighters.
Children are able to access this food through a discreet distribution system, which allows the child to participate anonymously ensuring any social stigmatization is minimized. Food support goes to only those children that are not having their nutritional needs met at home
Vancouver Firefighters are also heavily invested in the success of this program, we firmly believe in the value of Snacks For Kids and back that up through close to 90% of our membership enrolled in payroll donations which provides a solid foundation of sustainable funding.
Your contribution helps extend the reach of our program. We are a volunteer organization and every dollar donated goes back into our community.
While we are proud of this accomplishment, this is an unfortunate milestone that speaks to the problem of child poverty in our city. Please consider joining our fight against child hunger in our schools.
