Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society

We create opportunities with people experiencing food insecurity to cook grow share and connect for improved health and wellbeing. We offer a unique warm and welcoming neighborhood food centre. We operate the following programs: a) Food Skills Program: Volunteers teach basic nutrition meal planning FoodSafe seasonal eating and preservation techniques adaptive cooking techniques and cuisine from around the world; b) Pantry Program and Grocery Gift Card Program: this self-select food distribution program focuses on fresh and healthy food choices accommodating for cultural food dietary restrictions food allergies and/or limited access to cooking facilities; c) Garden Program: Led by experienced volunteers our gardens help to supply fresh high quality seasonal produce to our Pantry and Food Skills programs. We host a variety of workshops tours farm gleaning opportunities and resources to promote food growing at home; d) and we provide information to connect with other community resources and to become resources for one another.