Your donation to the UVSS Food Bank & Free Store provides students with basic food and necessities while working to eliminate the stigma around accessing food banks.
Food security is a major public health issue in Canada and impacts a higher-than-average number of post-secondary students. In fact, approximately 40% of students at Canadian higher education institutions experience some degree of food insecurity – four times higher than the general Canadian population.
Access to nutritious food is a key element of mental and physical health, and the UVSS Food Bank & Free Store is a crucial resource for UVic students.
For your reference, individual students at the UVSS Food Bank can take home the following items weekly – families, a little bit more.
Total hamper value for an individual student = $27/week or $108/month.
Please contact our Development Office at 250-472-4498, or by email at givingofficer@uvic.ca, if you have any questions about making your gift. All donations made to UVSS Food Bank through this page will receive a tax receipt.
If you would like to give by payroll deduction, please click here to set up payroll deduction.
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