Food, Community and Connection.
Weekly Food Pantry
Our Weekly Food Pantry provides Indigenous families experiencing food insecurity with access to healthy, fresh food in a welcoming space grounded in dignity and respect.
Open every Wednesday from 3:00–6:00 pm, the pantry is designed to reduce barriers and provide support without stigma or shame.
Rise Up is proud to purchase local food and meats whenever possible, supporting both the wellness of families and our wider community. More than a place to access food, the pantry is a place to connect, build relationships, and support one another.
Food Preservation Workshops
Rise Up offers hands-on Food Preservation Workshops where community members can learn and share practical skills such as canning, meat preservation, freeze-drying, and pressure cooking.
These gatherings create opportunities to learn from one another, pass knowledge and skills forward, and deepen our relationship with the food that nourishes us.
Community Feasts
Rise Up hosts and supports Community Feasts where people can gather around a shared meal, build relationships, laugh, learn, and care for one another.
Our feasts respond to the needs of community—from gatherings with youth, Elders, families, and the Shuswap Youth Services Collaborative, to providing food and connection for those displaced by forest fires. We believe sharing food is about more than meeting a physical need—it is an opportunity to strengthen belonging, reciprocity, and community.
