Good Food Box – Nanaimo Foodshare Society

The Good Food Box is a weekly program that offers a box of fruits and vegetables to people who are low-income, have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, are immuno-compromised, in isolation, or unable to access family or other supports.

Foodshare is able to use bulk-buying to offer a low-cost, and no-cost option.

Gift of Healthy Eating
You can request a Good Food Box at no cost through the Gift of Healthy Eating Program. Please click the button below to submit a request, and someone from our team will contact you
- I would like to request a box at no cost
Low-cost Good Food Box
Our Good Food Box is available to members of the community for $10.

Please read the criteria below to see if your family is a match for the program.
- I am low-income.
- Our household income has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
- We have special circumstances (e.g., immuno-compromised, in isolation and unable to access family or other supports)
Your Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Food Insecurity
This section is optional, however, the information you provide here can help our team connect you with resources.
Household Food Access
To the best of your ability, did you experience any of the following at any time during the last 12 months.
- You or other household members worried that food would run out before you had money to buy more.
- The food that you or other household members bought didn’t last, and there wasn’t money to get more.
- You or other household members couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.

Low Income Households

Foodshare's definitions of low income are based on the following cutoffs for single-family households.

Number of persons	Income over the last 12 months
One person	$52,000
Two persons	$65,000
Three persons	$80,000
Four persons	$97,000
Five persons	$110,000
Six persons	$124,000
Seven persons	$138,000

Based on the information above, do you identify as low income?
- Yes
- No
How many people are living in your household that are UNDER 19?
How many people are living in your household are OVER 65?
Do you have any comments on how we might improve the program?

Food Insecurity

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