Me & Lisa. We will be working closely together over the next few months. Lisa is our Communications Coordinator.

Her background:

Lisa has always had a deep love for getting her hands in the soil and has spent over a decade working on small-scale farms in coastal BC. She was the Programs Coordinator for the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR), where she developed and coordinated Growing Together—a collaborative initiative that created tools and resources to support people in growing food. She is deeply passionate about supporting local agriculture, increasing food literacy, and helping people grow and access good, local food. In addition to her work with LifeCycles, Lisa coordinates the Yates Street Community Garden on lək̓ʷəŋən Territory in downtown Victoria. She is committed to being in service to community and to building relationships through growing and sharing food.

#FoodSecurity #Nonprofit #CommunityBuilding #CommunityBuilders #CommunityWorkers #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #CultivatingCommunities #LifecyclesProjectSociety #teamwork

There's many of us marginalized women, who are actively doing a lot of the community work that our governments had repeatedly promised & have failed to deliver. We can't keep waiting for our governments to do the right thing. We can't stay idle when so many of our community members/fellow citizens needs are not being met. Several of us started networking & linking our networks to build up some community assistance teams to deliver a variety of essential community services to the peoples.

Together, we are stronger & can help more folks.

#Grassroots #Sisterhood #CommunityWorkers #EmpoweringCommunity #BIPOCwomen

#SNIWWOC #FoodProject: Your food, your choice.

According to Statistics Canada (Dec 2020), approximately one in seven Canadians (14.6%) were living in a food-insecure household in May 2020. #FoodInsecurity is also a cause associated with poorer nutrition as well as a variety of physical and mental health issues.

SNIWWOC is providing a #FoodSecurity program for #LowIncome #RacializedWomen including #transgender and #TwoSpirit community members. This program is intended to offset costs of monthly #groceries, not to cover all costs.

Eligible clients will receive the decided amount of gift cards to one of the grocery stores. We are committed to supporting vulnerable women in our community, such as single mothers and newcomers who are sometimes isolated.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Women Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, including transgender, non-binary and two-spirit community members who are 18 years old or above;

2. Must make less than the low-income cut-off line (submit the proof of income)* see the table on website.

3. Resident of Greater Victoria BC, Canada.

STEPS:
1. Fill out our Groceries Project Request form.
2. Receive an email from SNIWWOC.
3. Submit proof of income (or household income if you are married/common law). This can include: a current tax return, notice of assessment, or any benefits received from the government (ex. Disability Assistance).

**Screenshots of bank statements or accounts will not be considered a valid form of proof of income**

4. Submit proof of dependent(s). This can include: health cards, passports, birth certificate, driver's license, school registration, childcare statement, or status card.

5. Set up an in-person appointment at SNIWWOC’s Victoria BC office.

6. Fill out the feedback survey sent via email from SNIWWOC.
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/getyourgroceries-application-form

Note: You can apply once every three months, while supplies last. Clients are eligible for their first round of gift cards every three months after receiving them. Clients who receive their second gift card in three months must wait another six months to be eligible for the program once again.

Example: Client A can apply in January and receive the gift card, then Client A can also apply again in April, then they would need to wait until October to be eligible for the program once again.

OUR TEAM
We are an interdisciplinary team of women dedicated to improving the health of racialized women across Canada. We are the community we serve.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program policies: https://www.sniwwoc.ca/s/Program-Policies-Get-Your-Groceries-4.pdf

If you are interested in receiving a hygiene kit, please check here:
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/traditional-medicine-hygiene-kits

#BIPOCwomen #POCwomen #WomenSupportingWomen #WeWillFeedYou #VictoriaBC #Saanich #YYJ #POCcommunity #SupportingPOCWomenAndChildren #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit #RacialEquity #grassroots #CommunityHelpers #CommunityWorkers #CommunityMatters #GiveAHandUp.