Food Matters - Vocational training & low cost meals for individuals with mental illness or addictions issues
Addictions / Substance Use, Education, and Food
Provided by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Port Alberni Branch
Low-cost meals for purchase; kitchen training skills for job readiness.
Food Matters is a frozen meal program that serves 40 individuals who live with mental illness. Three frozen meals are provided per week at a cost of $40.00 per month.
There is also a vocational training program for people with long term mental illness. This program provides kitchen training skills for job readiness in all aspects of commercial kitchen work. Trainees are paid a training wage to work two 4-hour shifts each week, through a 140 hour training period. This program builds bridges with employment agencies and commercial kitchens in the local community to link prospective employers with potential employees.
250-724-3669
Public email: rainie.oconnor@cmha.bc.ca
Website: https://cmhaportalberni.ca/food-matters/
3178 2nd Avenue, Port Alberni, British Columbia, V9Y 4C3
Service is available in English.
Cost: Fees may apply
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Availability
Service area: Port Alberni + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Education
- Vocational Education / Training
Food
Ways to Access
- Provided at a single location
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