Red Cedar Café
537 Johnson Street V8W 1M2 Victoria, BC, Canada

We have some interesting new volunteer roles to fill coming up, especially for those with an interest/background in outreach and social work. Follow the link at redcedarcafe.ca, support us to sign up as a volunteer, then our coordinator will get in touch with a schedule where you can sign up for a shift! : @mikegraeme

Our amazing culinary supervisor Rusty, finishing a big batch of lasagnas, headed to the parks for dinner

Happy National Philanthropy Day Vancouver Island! We are excited to share our Giving Hearts Honour Roll celebration video with you all that acknowledges the uni...que and generous contributions of community members across the Island. Together, we are changing the world, one act of generosity at a time. Please join us in congratulating all of our recipients and celebrating philanthropy on Vancouver Island. See the full recipient list and watch the video at www.npdvictoria.com

Red Cedar Cafe is included in the Giving Hearts Honour Roll as part of this years National Philanthropy Day! Thank you to everyone who have been involved in our organization one way or another over the past 7 months and helped get us here! And thank you to Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - Vancouver Island, those who nominated RCC, and all the other amazing organizations that made the 2020 Giving Hearts Honour Roll https://www.npdvictoria.com/npd-celebration

Happy Monday, let’s do this!

Our chefs are busier than ever these days, now at the comfort inn. Our production is running 7 days a week as we provide two hot meals a day to folx at the parks as well as our regular frozen meals on Sunday. And we’re starting to settle in to the new location slowly but surely! . . .... #yyjeats #yyjrestaurants #yyj #eatmagazine #vicfoodguys #yyjcoffee #vanisle #victoriabuzz #yyjcommunity #yyjdonations #communitysolidarity #tastingvictoria

Peach Bread pudding headed out to Victorias unhoused population thanks to our volunteers and our partner organization LLEOHN (living and lived experience of homelessness network) yesterday Help us continue at https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-

How can Sunday get any better? 5$ Caesars for Brunch at the Red Cedar Cafe

French Toast with Lemon and Blueberry Sauce is a new addition to the brunch Menu Today. Come down and support us to keep providing food to those in need within our community

Its Friday come down tonight to try our Cocktail Special - 6$

Wed-friday we now offer a happy hour menu 3-5 !

brunch with us and support a great cause for your community

come celebrate the end of the work week with us. Enjoy our feature item and mojito for $20 Were open 10-8

We have a brand new happy hour, come check it out

many thanks to Khalsa Aid Canada for their continued support to our project!

Support what were doing by donating you our go fund me https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar- Or swing by 537 Johnson for brunch today! Either way your support will help us keep doing what we do best - feeding community

Huge thanks to Bows & Arrows Coffee Roasters for donating coffee to us! Come down and support us while sipping delicious coffee

Weekends means Brunch at the Red Cedar Cafe

Thank you, Bagga Pasta, for the generous donation of hand-made tortellini which our kitchen team is preparing to serve hot through the Food Outreach for the Street Community program, delivered in partnership with the Lived and Living Experience of Homelessness Network - LLEOHN!

Times like these are the best to root down into our community and connect. Sign up to volunteer with us, or, if youre still keeping busy out there, consider donating to our go fund me page and help us keep sending out meals to those who havent been as lucky this year https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-

Another beautiful donation, this time @hatchetnseed ! Dropped off pounds of Zucchini !!

"Probably the best breakfast weve ever had" Is this true? Come down to judge how we stack up? Pancakes and fried chicken might be a good start.

Hope you can come down and bring some friends for our Grand Opening Weekend. Come down and we might have a sweet surprise for you !! (limited supply so come down quick!)

We get so many donations from amazing people, projects and businesses. So we would like to give huge thanks today to Wind Whipped Farm ! Absolutely gorgeous produce!

Come in to the Red Cedar try our Delicious Breakfast Sandwich with Bows and Arrows Coffee!

Our restaurant is closed today and tomorrow while our volunteer crew preps and cooks meals for those in need. Well be back Wednesday morning 10am : @mikegraeme #redcedarcafe #yyjeats #yyjrestaurants #yyjcommunity

Thinking Brunch? We do that! Weekend brunch menu now on!

If you didnt know, the Red Cedar Cafe is up and running as a restaurant!! We are a not for profit organization, so proceeds from the restaurant will be going to the Red Cedar Food Distribution Program. So come down enjoy delicious food and drinks while supporting the community at the same time.

Fried chicken sandwich, harissa + chickpea salad & mojitos available at the restaurant wednesday - friday 1-9

Our restaurant is back and running three services! Come support a great cause and have a great meal in a beautiful environment with us! Wed-fri Takeout 9-12 Dine in 1-8 ... Sat+sun 9-2 537 Johnson st

If you need us, were here https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-

The cafe gets a lot of donation offers from our downtown area. Wed like to minimize driving and maximize our capacity for picking up things close by! If you have an old wagon thats not getting used that youd like to donate wed love to put it to good use!

Its packaging day at the cafe. Getting those meals in the freezers ready to go out Thursday AND Sunday this week! Click below to help support our operation https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-... : @mikegraeme . . . #yyj #community #volunteer #yyjcommunity #yyjrestaurants #foodrescue

WANTED: Can you loan us or give us a used chest freezer, to store meals for community members in need between prep and delivery? Even a short-term loan until September would be a big help, given the number of meals that our kitchen team is producing! Thank you!... The Red Cedar Caf

Volunteers are still in daily chopping and cooking, and were still sending out 1000+ frozen meals a week to those in need. But weve been quiet over here lately following the loss of our friend and chef Jerson Hernandez. As Eric, a friend of Jersons and volunteer at the cafe put so well: You refused to do things rushed, and you were bored by anything without meaning. You truly saw beauty and love in this world, and shared it with everyone through your cooking, your music, ...and your heartwarming laughter We all miss you Jerson. And send all of our love and thoughts out to your family RIP

REQUEST We are looking for CHEST FREEZERS and FLOWERING PLANTS to support the operations of our not-for-profit community meal program. Please direct message us or email [email protected] if you can help. Thank you!

Wow! In just 10 hours weve hit $2000 raised from 24 donors. Thank you! Can you help us keep the momentum building by sharing this post and making a donation if youre able? Weve served 10,000 free nutritious meals and with your help, we will keep the lights on and bellies full. https://www.gofundme.com/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-ca

Red Cedar Caf serves 10,000th free meal, launches fundraising campaign June 25, 2020 Victoria, BCThe Red Cedar Caf, the not-for-profit community meal program founded in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has served its 10,000th free meal today and launched a community fundraising campaign for $50,000 to support the next 3 months of operations.... We have served 10,000 free meals in less than 3 months of operations, fueled by volunteers and mutual aid, says Liz Maze, a volunteer and Community Relations Coordinator with the Red Cedar Caf. We are heartened by this tremendous outpouring of community solidarity. To continue operating preparing and delivering healthy, tasty meals to people in need during a potential second wave of the pandemic we are calling on the community to mobilize support to help cover $50,000 in operating expenses for the next 3 months. The fundraising goal is for expenses including rent and utilities for the kitchen / distribution centre at 537 Johnson Street (the former Willies Bakery); healthy ingredients to supplement donated food; and bare-bones labour costs for supervisory positions in cooking and distribution. Founded in April 2020 by hospitality industry professionals and community leaders to respond to the pandemic and associated economic hardship, the Red Cedar Caf has scaled up from 200 meals per week in April to more than 1,200 meals this week. The program enlists 230 volunteers and partnerships with organizations including Khalsa Aid Canada, Fairway Market, Saanich Organics, TopSoil, Whole Foods, the Food Share Network, the Topaz Avenue and Cecelia Road Gurdwaras, Cobs Bakery (Oak Bay Avenue and Helmcken), Irenes Bakery, Bows & Arrows Coffee Roasters, the Quadra Village Community Centre, the Fairfield-Gonzales Community Association and the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resources Group. Healthy meals are prepared and distributed to seniors, people in self-isolation, the unhoused and other community members in need. This includes residents of social housing operated by BC Housing, the Victoria Cool Aid Society, Pacifica Housing and the Portland Hotel Society, buoyed by referrals from agencies including the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Esquimalt First Nation. To contribute funds to help the Red Cedar Caf meet its fundraising goal for the next 3 months and continue serving people in need, please visit and share this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-

Weve reached a big milestone today -- serving 10,000 free, healthy meals to community members in need! Now, we are calling on the community to mobilize support to help cover $50,000 in operating expenses for the next 3 months. Please contribute what you can and share widely through your networks! Much appreciated :)... The Red Cedar Caf Team _____ * ANNOUNCEMENT * Red Cedar Caf serves 10,000th free meal, launches fundraising campaign June 25, 2020 Victoria, BCThe Red Cedar Caf, the not-for-profit community meal program founded in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is serving its 10,000th free meal today and launching a community fundraising campaign for $50,000 to support the next 3 months of operations. We have served 10,000 free meals in less than 3 months of operations, fueled by volunteers and mutual aid, says Liz Maze, a volunteer and Community Relations Coordinator with the Red Cedar Caf. We are heartened by this tremendous outpouring of community solidarity. To continue operating preparing and delivering healthy, tasty meals to people in need during a potential second wave of the pandemic we are calling on the community to mobilize support to help cover $50,000 in operating expenses for the next 3 months. The fundraising goal is for expenses including rent and utilities for the kitchen / distribution centre at 537 Johnson Street (the former Willies Bakery); healthy ingredients to supplement donated food; and bare-bones labour costs for supervisory positions in cooking and distribution. Founded in April 2020 by hospitality industry professionals and community leaders to respond to the pandemic and associated economic hardship, the Red Cedar Caf has scaled up from 200 meals per week in April to more than 1,200 meals this week. The program enlists 230 volunteers and partnerships with organizations including Khalsa Aid Canada, Fairway Market, Saanich Organics, TopSoil, Whole Foods, the Food Share Network, the Topaz Avenue and Cecelia Road Gurdwaras, Cobs Bakery (Oak Bay Avenue and Helmcken), Irenes Bakery, Bows & Arrows Coffee Roasters, the Quadra Village Community Centre, the Fairfield-Gonzales Community Association and the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resources Group. Healthy meals are prepared and distributed to seniors, people in self-isolation, the unhoused and other community members in need. This includes residents of social housing operated by BC Housing, the Victoria Cool Aid Society, Pacifica Housing and the Portland Hotel Society, buoyed by referrals from agencies including the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Esquimalt First Nation. To contribute funds to help the Red Cedar Caf meet its fundraising goal for the next 3 months and continue serving people in need, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lights-on-at-red-cedar-

Come by for breakfast and help support us getting 1000 meals a week out to those in need right now. From our community: "Greetings dear Red Cedar Cafe staff, I would first like to thank you all for offering this beautiful gift of providing wonderful tasty meals to us. It is obvious to me you all are doing this from your heart. For my partner of 25 years and I it has meant so much. It has especially made my life so much less stressful. My spouses health took a turn three... years ago and daily life and caretaking has been on my shoulders and as the healing processes takes time it can as you can imagine takes its toll. So having the relief of less shopping and meal planning has really taken a load off my shoulders, not to mention the burden that has eased in the financial department, as you know being financially dependant on Government is quite challenging at times, especially for seniors such as ourselves. Thank you all for caring, we are enjoying your wonderful meals very much." See more

What an awesome distribution day today! Thanks to all the kitchen and delivery volunteers who made it happen. More than 900 meals delivered to 300 households, including 130 meals to the unhoused population of the city and more than 50 meals to residents of supportive housing operated by the Portland Hotel Society, Pacific Housing and the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Step by step, were improving access to healthy, tasty food for community members in need.

I just ate my first meal, curry butter chicken. It is fabulous. So tasty it just melted in my mouth. Thank you so much for a wonderful meal. I so look forward to eating my other meals with anticipation. Thank you to all of you who prepare and deliver this great food. Blessing to you all and yours.

A big thank you to Bows & Arrows Coffee for providing fresh-roasted coffee for home delivery to people in need though our not-for-profit community meal program!!