Vancouver Sun

Ways to help those in need

- MIA STAINSBY

Nuba will donate two meals to the WISH Women's Drop-in Centre for every purchase of a meal kit. The kits — vegan, lamb, chicken or mixed — include up to 20 portions of Middle Eastern dishes and cost $54 to $145.

The mixed package, for example, includes a pound of chicken shawarma, a pound of merguez meatballs, three pounds of vegan stew, three pounds of lentil stew, one litre of lentil soup, 16 falafels, 12 pitas, two pounds of organic brown rice, salad, hummus, hot sauce, tahini, tzatziki, garlic sauce, olives and feta.

Nuba's donations to WISH Centre will continue to Dec. 31. The WISH Centre works to improve the lives of women who are streetbase­d sex workers in the Downtown Eastside — some of the most vulnerable in our society. For more informatio­n and to order a meal package for pick up or delivery, go to nuba.ca.

Being Hungry Sucks / A Better Life Foundation feeds the hungry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, providing meals daily to 15 SROs and six community outreach organizati­ons.

The Being Hungry Sucks fundraisin­g campaign kicked off Dec. 1 with a live virtual concert with

Canadian talents Jann Arden, Rich Aucoin, Shane Koyczan, Sophia Danai and more.

COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic are a double whammy leaving the Downtown Eastside more

vulnerable than ever and ABLF calls on the public for support. Private donations will be matched by corporate partners. To donate, go to abetterlif­efoundatio­n.ca/ secretpart­y.

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Nuba's meal kits include a variety of dishes. The restaurant and catering company's donation program will continue until the end of December.

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