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Easter Weekend Holiday Hours
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l five of our not-for-profit grocery markets will be CLOSED on Friday, March 30th all day. The grocery markets will be open regular business hours on Saturday, March 31st and Monday, April 2nd.
Locations and hours can be found here.
2017: The Impact of our Partnership
2017: The Impact of Our Partnership
- 245,105 client visits registered at Quest’s Not-for-Profit Grocery Markets
- Over $8,273,000 in food donations received from tremendously supportive food suppliers
- Approximately 933 tonnes of quality surplus food and products were diverted from landfill sites
- 250 school children in five inner city schools in the Lower Mainland were provided with healthy snacks during the school year
- Approximately 46 tonnes of greenhouse gas equivalents prevented from entering our atmosphere
- Volunteers generously donated over 10,544 hours to Quest operations
- 1077 families enjoyed a wonderful holiday meal thanks to YVR’s sponsored annual hamper drive
A quote from a Quest client sums up the impact of our partnership in 2017:
“When I first started coming here I felt some shame because I was being offered something- a gift per say- and this felt out of my comfort zone. Very quickly I relaxed and realized that Quest is an amazing resource that has helped me eat healthy every day!” Lana
Holiday Hamper Drive
The YVR Holiday Hamper Drive is underway! This is the 7th annual hamper drive with proceeds going directly Quest clients.
Check out the list of items to be included in the hampers and then drop it off at YVR on Thursday December 7th, 2017 between 11am and 3pm at The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe (International Departures). For more information visit www.yvr.ca/hamperdrive
Thank you for your support and helping us to provide hampers for families this holiday season!
THE NORTH VANCOUVER QUEST IS READY TO SERVE!
SPREAD THE WORD: QUEST IS HERE!
Great news for our Quest Food Exchange clients and partners, our new Grocery Market location in North Vancouver opened on January 30th!
This is our fifth location and will provide a dignified shopping experience. Like our other Not-For-Profit Grocery Markets, a variety of fresh, frozen, and non-perishables are available at a significantly reduced cost.
Shopping clients:
If you are an individual or family member on income assistance, are underemployed, receiving a pension, or qualify as low-income, we are here to help. The process of becoming a Quest client is simple:
- Approach your caseworker, school counsellor, medical clinic, community resource, or one of Quest’s partnered agencies and ask them to complete a Client Referral Form on your behalf.
- You may then attend our market location, present identification and obtain your card, which is valid for three years. You may also shop at any of our grocery markets.
Not sure if you qualify or have any questions? Contact 604-602-0186 Ext: 109.
Community Resource Partners:
Empower your clients with a dignified and affordable means of accessing food. Operating since 1989, Quest helps thousands of individuals each month in providing for themselves and their families across the lower mainland:
“Quest’s model allows dignified access to a variety of affordable, healthy foods to individuals facing food security challenges. Quest has successfully operated and grown in a number of other Lower Mainland communities for years. North Shore agencies have been referring clients to Quest in East Vancouver for several years now, and a centre on the North Shore makes good sense
-Lynne Henshaw, North Shore Homelessness Taskforce.
To schedule a tour or learn more about Quest, please email ssugrim@questoutreach.org or call 604-602-0186 Ext: 109
Donors, sponsors, and volunteers:
If you are a food provider or community development organization that is interested in supporting Quest, contact our Marketing Supervisor at 604-999-2247 and learn how we can help you to support the community and of the benefits to your organization. Your support means so much to many like Allison:
