AIDS Vancouver's Holiday Grocery Bringing Hope and Light this Festive Season

On December 15th, the AIDS Vancouver Grocery Program will host the Holiday Grocery, providing food to hundreds of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. We decorate a space at our Seymour St office where our clients can walk through and collect their food in an environment that is festive and warm.

Our goal is to provide 800 clients and their families with healthy and fulfilling groceries to enjoy over the holiday season. For many, AIDS Vancouver groceries are the only form of festive food they will have during this time.

The AIDS Vancouver weekly grocery supplies food to approximately 1000 HIV positive members of the Vancouver community. Many of the people who access our grocery on a regular basis live on less that $20,000 a year. 

With the continued rise in food costs, hunger can be one of the biggest factors in the long term health of people with HIV/AIDS.  Nutritionally rich foods are one of the best ways to help provide people living with HIV/AIDS a longer and healthier life.

This past year has been difficult for many and we have all felt the strain of the Global Economic Crisis. Unfortunately, as history has shown, a crisis like this affects a society’s most vulnerable the hardest. We at AIDS Vancouver are preparing ourselves for the reality that our Holiday Grocery needs to be better with regard to the quality and quantity of food we are providing at this critical time.

What your donation can provide

$20   =12 people will get fresh produce

$65   = 48 cans of ham

$125 = 50 kgs of produce

$150 = 45 blocks of cheese

$200 = provides milk for 190 people

Helping AIDS Vancouver provide hope and light to our community this season is easy!

You can donate online at www.aidsvancouver.org/holidaygrocery  

Your contribution will go a long way in providing the cheer and warmth a good meal brings for many who might go hungry this festive season.