Project Hastings
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Project Hastings, hassle-free non-profit where provide healthy, gift-in-kind food for the underprivileged in the hopes of ending world hunger one meal at a time.
06/03/2023
02/25/23
On a snowy and cold Saturday, our 20 volunteers distributed over 500 sandwiches, 200 cups of hot chocolate and tea, 110 bars of soap, 100 pairs of socks, 300 packs of assorted snacks and 80 bananas to the DTES community.
A special thanks to Troy Cheah and his volunteers for contributing the sandwiches with heartwarming notes, as well as Vancouver City Councillor Lenny Zhou ()for coming along.
22/02/2023
We are excited to announce that applications for Project Hastings’ Executive board are now open.
Apply for one of the 6 positions to join a passionate group of youth leaders responsible for managing one of the most prominent student-run food security organizations in BC.
Applications are due on March 30th, at 11:59pm PST. The application form and more information can be found at projecthastings.org/application.
We look forward to reviewing your applications!
12/02/2023
01/15/23
Project Hastings collaborated with Project Empathic in a large scale distribution.
We distributed over 265 bowls of chicken soup with support from Victor at , 10 boxes of assorted snacks, 8 crates of water, 120 bars of soap, 100 pairs of socks and 55 hot dogs.
Project Empathic contributed their thoughtful cards and dental hygiene kits as a part of their initiative.
31/12/2022
As 2023 is only a day away, we would like to recap our impact and accomplishments this year. Through 12 months of hard and passionate work, our 250 volunteers and 13 directors have managed to make an impact on the DTES community with the distribution of meals and necessities.
To our high-school student volunteers, sponsors and collaborators: everything could not have been possible without your support. Through the most inclement weather and plethora of various distribution formats, you have adapted yet stayed true to your values of community service in giving back to our community. Your work is not only valued by government officials, but extremely welcome by the DTES community and its residents.
Wishing to extend our impact beyond our distributions, PH has conducted various interviews and investigations in hopes to advocate for the DTES community while combating the prevalent stigma surrounding homelessness.
28/12/2022
On December 11th, we had our last distribution of the year. Along with PokeyOkey’s generous contribution of 40 rice bowls, Supper Suppermoment’s 40 ham and cheese sandwiches as well as St Germain’s 4 boxes of pastries, PH distributed 200 hot dogs, snacks and winter garments.
We are immensely grateful for our longtime collaborator, Youzang, for showing his support and providing media coverage.
We thank our volunteers, sponsors and collaborators for a productive and impactful 2022 and look forward to our exciting projects in the new year.
22/12/2022
As we approach the end of 2022, we would like to thank our sponsors for this year. We are very grateful to be sponsored by Lotus Light Charity Society, Pokey Okey, and St Germain Bakery and look forward to our next projects in 2023.
Our Sponsors:
Lotus Light Charity Society is a registered Canadian charity which aims to build a better tomorrow by hosting charity drives and large-scale distribution. Since 2021, PH and LLCS have collaborated on dozens of events, each time impacting hundreds of underserved individuals in the DTES.
Pokey Okey is a local Poke shop offering culinary delights at three locations throughout the Metro Vancouver area. Throughout the years, Pokey Okey has donated hundreds of meals towards Project Hastings’ monthly distributions.
St. Germain Bakery is a local Canadian establishment which offers delicious pastries and other baked goods in numerous locations throughout Canada. Since 2021, St Germain Bakery has contributed over 2400 pastries and buns to Project Hastings’ initiatives.
10/12/2022
In collaboration with the local community, and in the efforts of increasing youth engagement in the fight for awareness of the food insecurity and homelessness crisis, Project Hastings and the Killarney Youth Council will be working together to launch a collaborative canned food drive, and subsequent distribution project launch.
From now until January the 14th, canned food and non-perishable food donations will be accepted at the Killarney Community Centre’s Front Desk, where boxes will be placed for collection (6260 Killarney St).
Feel free to drop by, donate, and say hi! All proceeds will be going towards our collective mission: to fight for the alleviation of food disparity in our community through projects designed for our community.
We thank you for your support.
30/11/2022
11/12/22
Our volunteers travelled to the downtown eastside for a hot dog distribution earlier this month! 150 hot dogs, 200 bottles of water, 200 bananas, 55 bakery goods from Saint Germain and 8 boxes of Welches, chips and fruit snacks were handed out.
27/11/2022
Project Hastings will be collaborating with the Magee Student Council on our Canley Cup event! We will be collecting cans as well as collecting donations online. Donations are open now until December 9th and we have the goal of $10,000!
21/11/2022
11/05/22
Here are photos from our Lotus Light preparation event. We assembled 100+ bags of winter care packages containing socks, scarves, gloves, and various canned foods!
13/11/2022
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09/11/2022
06/11/2022
10/21/22
Last month, we had a major distribution of 150 hot dogs, 200 bananas, 100 pairs of socks, 6 crates of water, and 5 boxes of assorted snacks.
Big thanks to all of the volunteers who showed up!
12/10/2022
10/01/2022
Special thanks to Saint Germain’s Bakery as they have been a longtime supporter of Project Hastings. Thank you for the crates of baked buns!
27/08/2022
8/20/2022
We trialed a hot food distribution in addition to our standard sandwich distribution! This generated great feedback from the community and we look forward to expanding this method of distribution to our future events.
Thank you for the donation of 4 crates of various bakery items!
31/07/2022
We have extended the deadline by 7 days! Apply now!