Community Harvest Food Bank, Drop-In Center and Emergency Shelter
614 christina place V1N 2K7 Castlegar, BC, Canada

CASTLEGAR FOOD BANK CLIENTS CV19 has changes the way we do things. We need to do our part in making sure we flatten the curve while still making sure the needs of our clients are met. If you need a hamper and live in our food bank area please call me 250-608-1047 or message me here. We can register you on line if you are not currently registered. We will then deliver and leave on your doorstep on Monday. This is by no means 100% fool proof and gaffs will happen but we are doing our level best to serve you.

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Options for Sexual Health Clinic at Castlegar Campus is OPEN! Thursdays 11-1pm in the Monashee Wing. The services that are offered include: healthy relationshi...p support, low-cost contraceptive, free condoms and lubricant, STI testing, Pro-choice pregnancy options and referrals for PAP testing and IUD insertions. Also: you can call ahead at 250-304-8382 for covid prescreening or for any general inquires

I was asked by Council to attend last night council meeting, September 14th to discuss issues around homelessness and the food bank. Hopefully we will see concrete actions on housing. Im on first and then Cheryl Dowden from ANKORS ~ Deb

Thank you lori Baker, Patrick Merle and Sandra Stoochnoffgor the yummy lunch

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100 lunches served today 51 singles 14 couples 10 families (35 people) 21 people out of those families are kids

Castlegar Community Harvest Food Bank $17,500.00 homelessness, rents, all things pertaining keeping folks safe and off the streets during the first phases of Covod -19 to end of June 2020 $45,500.00 on groceries and lunches to the end of June 2020

It's that time again. Community Harvest Food Bank is accepting new supples and or cash to go towards the purchasing of supplies for our greater Castlegar area kids. Call Deb at 250-608-1047 to arrange drop off.

Sometimes when you least expect it the best little helpers pop out of the woodwork. Griffin Seed and his kids are on the road delivering hampers and lunches for us throughout the week. We appreciate them so much. We thank the Seed family for helping us build a caring community. Look at those faces

CHFB would like to extend our gratitude and most sincere thanks to residents, business, corporations, organizations, churches and unions for the ongoing support. Whether monetary, inkind, groceries, veggies or baking etc we appreciate you so very much. Thank you for trusting us to help those vulnerable folks in our community.

Thank you all for the generosity to the food bank. We appreciate you all so much !

The Food Bank will be delivering tomorrow. Please register by messaging or call 250-608-1047 tomorrow morning by 10:30 am.

Big thanks to Griffin Seed, Ray Griffith and Spencer Borle for the help with deliveries. We appreciate so much!

I'm Lori Simpson, your local Health Advocate. During these uncertain times, I am here to offer support and reassurance for you and your family. Whether you're d...ealing with an immunocompromised loved one, caring for aging parents, or concerned about accessing important healthcare resources while our city is slowly opening up, I am here to provide both emotional and practical support. WHERE I CAN HELP: 1) Provide reassurance by answering questions with the most up-to-date information available. 2) Order medication refills and delivery from your local pharmacy. 3) Help arrange additional home care services. 4) Connect with your health care providers to ensure your current appointments are conducted virtually or re-scheduled. 5) Identify and screen for mental health/depression symptoms. 6) Attend appointments virtually if it is unsafe to do so in person. During this pandemic, Canadian Health Advocates Inc. is here to take as much pressure off the healthcare system as possible and ensure that you have access to the highest level of care available. Contact me at 250-919-3983 or [email protected] Learn more about my experience https://zcu.io/jWA7

If you have excess fruit or veg, please remember the food bank. contact us at 250-608-1047

We are in need of a few more cooks at the food bank. We are looking for committed long term volunteers to help. A few of are current cooks are going back to work or would like to take a break and we have a few gaps to fill. If you are interested in finding out more please call me at 250-608-1047 and we will set up a time to meet.

**** JUNE 2020 UPDATE **** Where to start. The last 6 months have been challenging. It has tested our patience, love, faith, and our hope . In September, Zachar...y became very sick with pneumonia. We were airlifted to Vancouver, and by the time we arrived, Zach had deteriorated so badly, they rushed him into surgery, inserted a chest tube and he came out on life support. Seeing your child on those machines changes a person. Being on those machines and waking to the realization of being on life support changed him too. Changes that I’m not sure will ever leave my body or my mind, or his. Watching them breath for him for those 5 days was unlike anything I’d ever experienced before, and nothing I want to experience again, and definitely nothing I’d wish on anyone else. I’m a different person now. Zach is too. It’s some good, some not, but that’s our reality. We spent a month in Vancouver and came home, believing all was ok. All was not ok and a few short months later , we found ourselves airlifted again, this time in the middle of a blizzard, back down to BC Childrens. We spent 3 months this time, as we had to transition Zach to Hemodialysis, as Peritoneal Dialysis was no longer working. Hemo is much different and seems very hard on his body. We’ve watched our energetic, lively, athletic boy change into a tired , sleepy guy. He has no energy for sports, which is ok because with the chest catheter, he can’t play as many anyways. Hemo is hard on him and us. The trips are never ending now- 4 trips to Trail weekly- 16 times back and forth on the highway. Zach and I lived at Ronald McDonald House while we were down there. It was wonderful, amazing and sad all at the same time. We met other wonderful families and made some friends that we will have for life. What we didn’t get was a kidney ! That’s what we really need, so if you have ever shared , thank you ! But now is the time , his antibodies have come down and they are revisiting old possibilities and asking for new people to step forward to be tested. So that’s where we are at. Home, new dialysis routine ,and renewed HOPE ! So please continue to share , each time you see it ! The more eyes we have on his story, the more chances to find his match . As always, we thank you for following our journey. What can I say, we love you all TeamZach JDZM **** DECEMBER 2019 UPDATE **** As 2019 draws to a close, and we enter the 5th year of dialysis, I can’t help but be a little sad we are still waiting. So many shares , so many messages from people asking how to be tested, and no matches so far. 2019 was rough on him. September’s scare and hospital stay being especially trying, and bringing about many changes in his energy level, anxiety, the progression of his disease, and with that, his therapy. He now does 14 hours of therapy a day. So he spends more than half his 24 hour day doing dialysis. No 16 year old should be spending the majority of his time doing this. Please share his story far and wide and as often as possible and help us make 2020 HIS year. May 2020 bring nothing but great things to you all.. and as always, we appreciate each and every one of you for staying on the ride and loving and supporting our boy and our family ****JUNE 2019 UPDATE**** 6 long months have passed since our last update. 6 more long months of dialysis, meds, appts, lab draws, injections, supply orders and dump runs ( medical waste builds up SO fast ! ) We are still sharing, waiting, hoping and praying our boy gets his gift. We will never give up on that ! In the meantime, we promote organ donation and ensure people who want to be, are signed up. We share a lot of upbeat, feel good stories, because that’s what we are after ! But we will also share the sad, the tragedies, the ones who were lost waiting for their gift. Because that’s the reality. That’s what happens when people don’t get the gift they are after. It’s what NO looks like, and it’s important people see what their decision results in. #thatswhatNOlookslike JDZM ****JAN 2019 UPDATE**** Today marks Zach going into his 4th year on dialysis... I’ve been a sad Mama these past few days as this date approached. Ive hid out and cried and moped and asked all the why him and why us and why not questions... Now, I’m ready to battle... please share this far and wide.. it’s time universe.. HEAR us ! ****OCT 2018 UPDATE**** SHARE SHARE SHARE #TEAMZACH, We need your help !! Now that Zach is on the National High Sensitivity list, it means his donor can come from anywhere , not just Canada ! We need his story shared far and wide so we can find our son his life saving gift ! Please share , as often as possible. Our sons gift is out there, we just have to find it !!! #OrganDonation #BCTransplant #BCCH #KidneyKid #TeamZach #KidneyMama #KidneyLife #ShareYourSpare #ZachNeedsAKidneyLikeYesterday #BigAskBigGive #BobbyOPositiveGotHisKidney #WeGotYourBackZach #LogynGotHisKidney #KenyasBraveJourney #KidneyLifeAintEasy #SaveOurKids It's a New Year and it's time to do this thing !! Please share the CRAP out of this and help us find our boy his miracle ! ** SHARE AND ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME **

Hello, we would like to clarify a few things about our door to door service. Community Harvest Food Bank does not deliver lunch unless you register daily with us, yes that means every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 10:30. We do not keep a running list or orders as we are already experiencing in some locations lunches not being brought inside even though ordered. Our food bills are huge and we will not waste. Please use the service respectfully. Thanks, Deb