Support the Grocery Program

Did you know that approximately 1,175 people who are HIV positive depend on the supplemental food they receive from the AIDS Vancouver Grocery? Nutrition is of paramount importance to people living with HIV and many of our clients live on very limited income and have inadequate access to fresh food or cooking facilities.

The rising cost of groceries means that people rely more and more on AIDS Vancouver. Our “supplemental” food is fast becoming more often, a main source of sustenance. People who access our Grocery live on less than $20,000 a year and many have much less than this. And hunger can be one of the worst factors in the long term health of people with HIV/AIDS.

In 2008, AIDS Vancouver had 13,156 visits to our Grocery and we gave out 15,100 bags of groceries. The number of people who need us isn’t declining and the cost of food as well as transportation to our grocery site continues to rise.

We need your help.

Did you know that for a one time donation of $40, you could provide milk for 38 people?
For $20, twelve people would have fresh produce.
A monthly gift of $25 would mean that 125 people would have protein options in their grocery bag.

The Breakdown

Here’s the math – one grocery day budget is $3700

The break down is $1,000 on produce
Milk $1,200
Protein options $1,500

By making a donation you’ll help to feed the people who need it most. All donations assist to fill the shelves with fresh and varied selections.

The Needs

		For One Week Worth
10 Dozen Eggs	$25	$750
12 Jars of Peanut Butter	$20	$1000
24 Boxes of Macaroni and Cheese	$20	$500
24 Cans of Corn or Peas	$25	$625
24 Cans of Tuna/Ham/Turkey/Pears/Peaches	$30	$750
24 Packages of Cheese Slices	$50	$1250

We would like to offer our clients a better nutritional selection. To do that we must supplement our budget with enough extra dollars to afford:

15 – 200 gm Packages of Light/Medium Cheddar Cheese	$50	$2000
48 Cans of Salmon	$65	$810

Please keep in mind that our needs are for bulk items. Each Grocery week we feed 1000 hungry people. So to provide 1 tin of salmon (the best protein/oil nutritional fish alternative) for every one costs $1300.

AIDS Vancouver provides 1 bag of fresh fruit and vegetables to our clients each Grocery period. The cost for a mixed bag of potatoes, carrots, apples, bananas, oranges, pears and nectarines works out to about $1.15 per kilogram.

5 kg of produce	$12.50
10kg of produce	$25
25 kg of produce	$62.50
50 kg of produce	$125
Weeks Worth	$1200

Thank you for being a part of such an important initiative!

YES, I’d like to help buy groceries for the AIDS Vancouver Grocery Program.

Make a Donation (Donation form provided by Canada Helps.)