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Basic Needs / Support - Food - Meals In Community

Food 58
Children / Youth Meals 2 Community Kitchens 1 Food Banks /Cupboards 19 Meals at Home 9 Meals in Community 13 Other Community Food Programs 9 Pregnancy Outreach 6

Beaverdell Community Lunch

Free lunch for residents on Fridays 12noon to 1pmmore info

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Beaverdell Hall, 5841 Hwy 33
, Beaverdell, BC, V0H 1A0
Phone: (250) 484-5664
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Castlegar Community Harvest Food Bank, Lunch & Drop-in

Offers a food bank, drop-in and other supports such as an emergency sheltermore info

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Castlegar Community Harvest Services, St. David's Anglican Church
614 Christina Place
, Castlegar, BC, V1N 2K7
Phone / Text: (250) 608-1047
Phone: (250) 304-5584
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Community Social Meals - Nelson

Free Lunches on Fridays for Nelson Seniors. Registration requiredmore info

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Kootenay Seniors
Lakeside Place, 805 Nelson Avenue
, Nelson, BC, V1L 2N8
Kootenay Seniors Office: (250) 352-2708
Phone: (778) 463-5247
Fax: (250) 352-7087
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Community Sunday Lunch

Meals program offers a free cooked lunch every Sunday afternoonmore info

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St. Saviours Pro-Cathedral Anglican Church
701 Ward Street
, Nelson, BC, V1L 1T3
Phone: (250) 352-5711
Fax: (250) 352-5780
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Courtesy Kitchen

Drop-in Monday to Friday 8am to 2pm; Free lunch from 11am to 1pm; Eat-in or take-outmore info

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7229 5th Street
, Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H0
Kitchen: (236) 352-0041
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Downtown Trail Residents Dinner

Free dinner for downtown Trail residents on the 3rd Sunday of each month September to November and January to June.more info

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Trail United Church, Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge
1300 Pine Avenue
, Trail, BC, V1R 4E6
Phone: (250) 368-3225
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Our Daily Bread Lunch Program - Nelson

Low cost hot lunch programmore info

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520 Falls Street
, Nelson, BC, V1L 6B5
Coordinator: (250) 352-1722
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Sally's Place

Offers a free (by donation) nutritious lunch Monday to Friday more info

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Trail Salvation Army Community Services
1460 Cedar Avenue
, Trail, BC, V1R 4C4
Sally's Place: (250) 368-3814
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Senior Citizens Association of BC Branch 150 - Edgewood

Organizes social, recreational activities September to June. Luncheons occur twice monthly. more info

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Seniors Lunch - Beaver Valley

A Beaver Valley Recreation program organizes a monthly lunch for local seniorsmore info

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Fruitvale Memorial Hall, 1968 Main Street
, Fruitvale, BC, V0G 1L0
Jayme Fowler, Events Coordinator: (250) 231-7260
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