From November 2022 to March 2023, NSUN members Helen, Susan and Heather ran a breakfast program that saw them taking hot coffee and breakfast sandwiches to Stadacona and Topaz Parks every Sunday – including Christmas and New Year’s Day which both fell on Sundays during this time.
When NSUN resumed regular meetings after a summer break, we discussed running the program again, and Michael and Kris of the Victoria Downtown Residents Association stepped up to help strategize and plan the relaunch.
It quickly became clear that we would need a more ambitious venture if we were to provide food and drink to the folks on Pandora, since there were so many more people to serve. We signed up loads of willing volunteers, and in January 2024, we had our first breakfast event. The plan is to do two more – one in February and one in March.
We were very grateful to Cool Aid for letting us use the kitchen of the Downtown Community Center, where almost a dozen volunteers squeezed in to make about 5 dozen muffins and another 5 dozen breakfast burritos. It was chaotic and crowded, but we got it done. By 10 a.m. volunteers were handing out muffins, burritos and fresh fruit to folks along the block.
It was a great event and if you’d like to be involved in the next one drop us a line through the contact form or by emailing us at neighbourhoodsun@gmail.com.
Neighbourhood Solidarity with Unhoused Neighbours 