Curious how you can support our work in a meaningful, lasting way?
Our corporate sponsorship program is a way for you to demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility and contributing to a healthy, equitable future for families in Victoria.
Have you thought about how you can support accessibility to locally grown food in our communities?
Are you interested in improving the livelihood of local farmers, food producers and makers in our region?
This is your opportunity to get into alignment with your Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, in order to support organizations who represent the communities most impacted by systemic and structural inequalities.
Together, we can challenge hunger and poverty with dignity and compassion.
165+
Households supported in 2022
1150
Locally sourced Produce Boxes provided in 2022
78
Black and Indigenous families visited the Esquimalt Farmers Market through our Marketbucks program
24 families
families supported through Community Supported Agriculture programs
14 farmers
livelihoods have been supported with our programming in 2022
12 makers
livelihoods have been supported with our programming in 2022
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19 seniors
supported and fought social isolation
49 families
received Marketbucks to purchase items from the Esquimalt Farmers Market
How you can support
1
Donate
$1,200
per
year
How does Sponsorship Benefit Your Business?
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Tax write-offs: We work in partnership with our donee Victoria Community Food Hub Society, and are able to give charitable tax receipts for donations over $50,
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Brand awareness - We will include your logo on all our promotional materials,
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Strengthen the community in which you do business - a thriving community leads to a thriving economy,
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Build a reputation as an enterprise that centres social responsibility, generosity and reciprocity,
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Increase employee morale - 88% of millennials say their job is more fulfilling when they are provided opportunities to make a positive impact on social and environmental issues, and 75% say they would take a pay cut to work for a responsible company (2016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Study).
2023
Goals
50
families
supported with Palenke Produce Boxes
families
50
supported with CSA Boxes from Upbeet Garden and the Plot Market Garden
12
land-based workshops on topics such as growing food, cultural reconnection, seed sovereignty, cooking, and food preservation
circles
Facilitate community storytelling and knowledge sharing circles
Cook
Book
Launch a cookbook/story book, highlighting our members’ contributions to the local food system and some treasured recipes
10
events
including film screenings