Every Wednesday night Nellie’s Community Support & Outreach space fills with the smell of delicious food, music, and laughter as women meet to enjoy a home-cooked meal at our Supper Drop-In Program. Open to women and children in our community who are homeless or living in poverty, this weekly program provides women an opportunity to enjoy good food and good company!
Dinner is prepared each week by our staff and volunteers from fresh ingredients. Volunteers at our Supper Drop In assist with preparing the meal, setting up the space, serving food, and clean-up afterwards.
When the women arrive they are served dinner, which always includes fresh food prepared that day. With the rising cost of food, many of our clients cannot afford to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, so it is important that we provide them. We also serve a culturally diverse population, so each week we create a menu that includes different types of foods and flavours.
Our Supper Drop-In Program is so popular that we have two sittings in order to accomodate everyone; average weekly attendance at this program is 40 women. Yesterday we asked the women at the Supper Drop-In why they liked the program. This is what they had to say:
“It is a very welcoming environment and the volunteers are very kind.”
“The program gets better every week and the food is always healthy and tasty.”
“The quality and service of the food is excellent! I can’t wait to come back next week.”
Nellie’s Supper Drop-In Program provides women and children in our community a space to meet, socialize, and enjoy good food. We know the women look forward to this program each week and we do too!
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