Food Bank on Wheels — a team of volunteers that brings hampers to single-parent families who aren’t able to access regular food banks — will soon partner with delivery giant Amazon.
The charity, which operates out of a basement suite in Pitt Meadows, picks up donations from local grocery stores, butchers, and bakeries, and brings them right to the doors of families in need in the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, Langley, and beyond.
“We have mothers that have mental illnesses or physical illnesses that make things difficult for them, on top of having kids,” said co-founder Chris Miroslaw.
“The family is getting a nutritional hamper. We do it once a month, so that way they are getting 10 to 12 days of food.”
For single mother Brittanie, who also suffers from a seizure disorder, Food Bank on Whe