New Nanaimo Salvation Army mobile kitchen delivering hot meals

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A newly assigned vehicle is allowing Salvation Army personnel deliver food to those in need in Nanaimo more effectively. (Image Credit: BC Salvation Army)

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New Nanaimo Salvation Army mobile kitchen delivering hot meals

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Muller said it’s expected the vehicle will have a fully outfitted functional kitchen in two weeks, allowing for upwards of 100 meals per day to be produced between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., with the hope of expanding to seven days a week.

Muller said additional volunteers will be required to provide a daily delivered breakfast service, which also includes handing out basic comfort items for the unhoused community.

Over recent years, food prep for both the breakfast program and other outreach has occurred at the former White Spot restaurant location on Terminal Ave., with meals then transported to the New Hope Centre downtown.

Muller said the new vehicle enables them to serve people more efficiently than in the past.

“There’s been some response from the community to try and deliver meals, there’s been some work done to try and coordinate those efforts as well, there are churches and some of the nonprofits that are supporting that need. What we’re providing is a seven-day-a-week breakfast…to support people who are trying to start their day on some pretty brutal conditions.”

The addition of the dedicated vehicle comes as renovations to the New Hope Centre on Esplanade near completion.

While new dorm rooms are largely complete and awaiting furniture, a renovated downstairs dining hall remains under construction.

It’s expected the facility will open to the public and Salvation Army clients in mid June.

Still under construction, the downtown New Hope Centre dining is expected to open within the next several weeks. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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