Our Mission

The Nelson Community Food Centre is a non-profit organization working to improve food security for community members impacted by low incomes. Our mission is to:

• Provide food for people who need it.
• Foster broad community involvement in both short- and long-term solutions.
• Provide public education around poverty and food insecurity.
• Provide education related to food skills and personal empowerment.

About Nelson Community Food Centre

The Nelson Community Food Centre runs four programs: Food Skills, Garden, Good Food Bank and Harvest Rescue. 

We allow people to come to our food bank as often as they need and don’t ask them to justify why they need our services. We respect their rights to privacy and dignity and aim to create a welcoming and safe atmosphere for all. We serve over 1,200 people every month and aim to meet their diverse family and dietary needs with healthy foods. Our program participants come from Nelson and the surrounding towns and rural areas. Close to one quarter are children and 13% are seniors. Many of our customers struggle to make ends meet on social assistance, some work for low wages and support families, and others are in transitional periods of their lives. 

All our programs strive to create opportunities for people to come together and share, grow, eat, learn about and advocate for good food.