Fight Food Insecurity. Nourish Our Community
JFS’s annual food drive is back. This year, join us to help over 1,600 local children, families, and seniors access healthy food.
Two Ways to Participate
Option 1: Virtual Food Drive
Multiply your impact from home! When you let JFS do the shopping, our wholesale purchasing power turns every $1 you donate into $3 of nutritious food. Your donation will be matched by Sandy and Ian Penn up to $10,000.
Participate online or by calling 604-558-5715.
Option 2: In-Kind Food Drive
- Pick up your Project Isaiah bags at participating locations September 10 – 23
- Fill your bags with nourishing pantry items, especially healthy cereals and granola bars, pastas, beans and lentils, and rice
- Drop off your bag at any participating organization by September 23 (The JFS Kitchen is accepting donations throughout all of September and October.)
Your Impact
1 in 4 people in BC is struggling to put food on the table. More families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities are turning to JFS because they simply cannot keep up with the rising cost of food and housing. No one in our community should have to choose between paying rent and buying groceries.
Your support ensures that each of the over 1,600 people who rely on JFS food programs each month—children and families, older adults, and people living with disabilities—will have access to culturally appropriate, nourishing food.
With your help, every month we can:
- Provide 2,500+ bags of fresh groceries, supporting over 1,200 people—including 258 children and 470 older adults
- Prepare and deliver 1,000+ Kosher/Parve meals to older adults and community members with disabilities.
- Provide grocery gift cards to ensure access to food for those living in more remote areas
- Offer skill-building cooking classes and programs that build confidence, connection, and dignity
Donating Pantry Items
Shop and fill your Project Isaiah bag with nutritious pantry items to feed JFS client families.
Virtual Food Drive
Make a difference from the comfort of your own home!
