ILCS Community Partner

Immigrant Link (aka Immigrant Link Centre Society) has been in existence for five years. ILCS redistributes perishable surplus food that’s still viable (and would otherwise be thrown out) to new immigrants to Canada who are in need due to low income, vulnerability, refugees in transition, single moms or volunteers. ILCS believes that no one should struggle to obtain the necessities of life.

Volunteers come from 4 continents and over 15 countries with one common goal which is to give back to the local community and prevent food waste.

ILCS receives donations from grocery stores, cafes, and restaurants across the Lower Mainland. The collected food is sorted in boxes by volunteers and delivered to less fortunate families, according to their needs and their requests. At first, they delivered food to students, 30 families, in Vanier Centre once a week. However, during the past few years, the demand for food has become bigger and bigger, so they expanded their program from one day per week to seven days a week in 22 different locations.