Food Security Resource Page
On May 26, 2026, the Primary Care Networks (PCN) Steering Committees, in collaboration with the Vancouver Division, presented the Let’s Talk Food Security Forum. The event brought together providers from across the city, community partners, and speakers to build awareness of food insecurity and improve provider confidence in supporting patients. To learn more about the event click here.
This resource page was developed in response to participant feedback from the post-event survey. Attendees highlighted the need for easy access to food security resources, along with a waiting room poster and a brief guide for discussing food insecurity with patients. We are currently developing these additional tools and will share them here when they are available.
Resources
Slide Deck from the Let’s Talk Food Forum, May 26, 2026
Let’s Talk Food: Vancouver Food Security Forum slide deck
Read the Summary Report
Let's Talk Food: Summary Report
Practical Resources and Tools
- Province of BC supports including:
Additional Food Insecurity Resources
- City of Vancouver Equitable Access to Healthy Food Retail Report
- City of Vancouver: Buying, Sharing, and Accessing Food
- City of Vancouver: Free and Low-Cost Resources
- City of Vancouver: Grocery Store Access
- City of Vancouver: Food Policy
- PROOF: Identifying Policy Options to Reduce Household Food Insecurity in Canada
Organizations Offering Food Security Support
Vancouver:
Community-Based Food Programs - Neighbourhood Houses
Direct Food Access (Meals, Hampers)
Food Rescue & Redistribution
Food Systems, Advocacy & Networks
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- West End Food Programs: DTES-2023-Low-Cost-Food-Map.pdf
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- Downtown Eastside Food Resources: vancouverfoodnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Westside-Food-Collaborative-Food-Resources-1.pdf
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- Westside Food Collective Resources: Resource Guide
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- Mount Pleasant Food Resources: vancouverfoodnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Food-Program-Brochure-updated.pdf
Cultural Community Supports
Youth-Specific Supports
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- Youth Supports
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- Food insecurity among young people: Report
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Integrated Supports
Fraser Valley:
*** For a list of the groups that participated in the Let's Talk Food Event, click here to see the event page. ***
If you know of any helpful resources that are not listed here, please share them with us by contacting projects@vancouverdivision.com