Nourish Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley Basket Society — which receive funding support from the Times Colonist Christmas Fund — say they’re feeding more students and sending home more hampers than ever.
Food-security organizations in the Cowichan Valley say they’ve never been busier and face growing pressure to expand.
During the 2023-24 school year, Nourish provided about 720,000 meals at 23 schools in the Cowichan Valley School District. “The struggle is getting worse and worse,” he said, which also has an impact on the donation side. “Families now have less to donate.” He said the effect on students is immediate. “It’s not just an increased ability to learn, it’s also behavioural — hungry kids struggle in all kinds of ways,” he said.
It began its work in 1988, bringing together individuals, service clubs and churches to address food insecurity. It now owns its facility and a neighbouring lot on Garden Street in Duncan.
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