Together with our partners, we鈥檙e working to provide聽support with food for students and families who need it.
Over the course of the pandemic, food insecurity has become a reality for many families, as COVID-19 has impacted people鈥檚 livelihoods and sources of support.聽Building on our聽earlier efforts,聽with the help of partners, we continue to聽provide meals and snacks for hundreds of students while connecting families with emergency needs through referrals to聽Burnaby food hubs.
Sheri Brattston, Managing Director of Community Education:
Principals, teachers, and other staff have been working together to identify those in need. This includes students who are in school buildings and those who are learning remotely during the pandemic. Collectively with our partners, we鈥檙e then able to ensure families are connected with valuable supports to help them in this difficult time.鈥澛犅
We are also grateful to community partners United Way of the Lower Mainland, Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Burnaby Firefighters Local 323,聽Supporting Burnaby Youth Society, Burnaby Children鈥檚 Fund,聽Re-food, and other local groups and businesses who donate food, gift cards and/or funds to our schools for distribution to families.
Over the summer months, the District was proud to provide Byrne Creek Community School as a site for one of Burnaby鈥檚 six food hubs. Community School Coordinators volunteered their time to help run it, with others lending a hand. A true community partnership, it served approximately 200 families from the secondary school, and elementary schools in the area.
Learn More:
Supporting Families with Food聽
Helping Others: Student-led and School Food Efforts
Posted November 2020