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Food Bank

Whistler’s Food Bank provides an essential service for a range of people based in the Sea to Sky corridor.

Who is it for?

When unexpected situations arise, like an accident, loss of shelter, or illness, these events are expensive to bounce back from financially. We’re here to help until people are back on track!

Supplemental groceries are available to ensure individuals don’t have to lower the quality or quantity of food they are eating. There are many different reasons to access the food bank: high cost of living, low income, injury, illness, and/or precarious work conditions, and many more.

Date & TIMES

Drop-In: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 1:30pm – 5:30 pm

Closed: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Statutory Holidays.
 
Location: 8000 Nesters Road, Whistler, BC V0N 1B8 

What We Offer

  • The Whistler Food Bank is stocked with food that we purchase and food that we recover from local restaurants, grocers, and businesses around town. The quality of this food may not look like it does in a store but everything we offer is hand checked by staff and volunteers and is still edible!
  • We suggest that people visit the food bank once every week or two weeks to supplement their other food resources
  • We offer enough groceries to supplement 2-3 days’ worth of meals over the span of a two-week period
  • Please collect only for yourself and your immediate family or partner
  • The Whistler food bank offers a shopping model with limits per item during drop-in hours of service
  • Our selection of groceries may vary weekly depending on donations but always includes staples such as fresh fruit, vegetables, grains, canned beans, canned fish, pasta, pasta sauce, cereal/oatmeal, and flour
  • We also provide Health Assistance: Baby Formula, Diapers, menstrual care products, and harm-reduction kits. Ask a staff member for more info!
  • We provide more than food! We can provide food skills training and/or help with making a long-term plan to become self-sufficient through WCSS Outreach Services (ie: help with taxes, EI applications, financial subsidies, and mental health resources)

Guidelines for Food Bank Use

Questions

If you have questions please email us at foodbank@mywcss.org

No registration required. Drop-in or book online. 

In order to serve our community better we have added an appointment option.
Hamper Pick-ups are available by appointment on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 1:30pm – 3:30 pm. 

All new and returning clients can book online or phone 604-932-0113.

If you have questions please email our Food Security & Community Development Manager, Gizem Kaya at foodbank@mywcss.org or call 604-902-0670.

Program supporters

Thanks to our program supporters for hosting our donation bins and helping us rescue food on a weekly basis!
Nesters Market logo featuring a basket of red apples above the words “Nesters Market” and the tagline “Where the Locals Shop!” on a beige background, welcoming everyone from local shoppers to Income Tax professionals.
Black text on a white background reads "FRESH ST. MARKET" in a bold, uppercase font, evoking the welcoming spirit of a Food Bank and fresh food for all.
Logo for Whistler's Creekside Market featuring assorted fruit, with the tagline "Feeding the Spirit of Whistler" below—a fresh reminder to nourish your days, whether shopping for produce or preparing for income tax season.
Logo for Our Supporters at Independent Grocer featuring bold white text on a black background with a red and yellow abstract design on the left.
Logo for Upper Village Market featuring stylized mountains, pine trees, and text: “Upper Village Market, Whistler Canada” with website “uppervillagemarket.com” below—perfect for your Income Tax season shopping essentials.
Logo with the word 'purebread.' in lowercase letters; 'pure' is in light blue and 'bread.' is in white, all on a black rectangular background—a modern look perfect for an Income Tax business.
Logo for "The Great Glass Elevator Candy Shop" with colorful, playful text, a star, a glass elevator graphic, and "Whistler, Canada" written below—sweet fun that makes you forget about things like income tax!.
Black text on a white background reads "FORECAST" in large letters, with "COFFEE COMPANY" and "Our Supporters" in smaller letters centered below.

Nutrition Coupon Program: 

Food Banks BC logo with a fork and spoon depicted as tree trunks with green leaves, accompanied by the text "FOOD BANKS BC"—highlighting the vital role of Our Supporters in nourishing communities.

BC Association of Farmer’s Markets 

The coupon program is supported by:

Logo of British Columbia featuring a stylized sun rising over blue mountains, with the text "British Columbia Income Tax" below and a yellow horizontal line underneath.
Logo of the Provincial Health Services Authority with an outline of British Columbia and the slogan "Province-wide solutions. Better health," highlighting the vital role of Our Supporters in driving better health outcomes.

Continued support of this program: many volunteers, individuals and businesses in our community.

We collaborate with community organizations and BCAFM member farmer’s markets to provide farmer’s market coupons to lower-income families, pregnant women and seniors.

Proud member of Food Banks BC and Food Banks Canada.

The WCSS food bank operates according to the Ethical Foodbanking Code. Learn more here.