About
The idea for Bill’s Bag Lunches began as I was taking my wife to work in July of 2021. Each morning our then three-year-old daughter asked about the tents and people living along Ellice Street in Rock Bay. We explained to her the various reasons why someone might live on the street (mental health, addiction, etc.) and I had the idea to give her a more human experience by making and delivering bag lunches. That sparked a desire to offer this on a weekly basis to the unhoused community in Victoria.
Since then, Bill’s Bag Lunches has hand-delivered a sandwich, orange, cookies and water every Friday, all funded by local businesses and community members.
Community Partners
Bill's Bag Lunches has partnered with local community groups to help bolster their food security initiatives throughout the Greater Victoria Region. We provide fresh produce and grocery items for these two incredible local programs.
Oaklands Community Association offers both local and rescued foods, including: produce, dairy, eggs, shelf-stable goods and treats at their community pantry.
Victoria Youth Empowerment Society's food pantry provides access to healthy, culturally relevant food options, household items, hygiene products, and clothing for youth ages 13-19. They also offer skill-building workshops around food, cooking, and budgeting.
Click their logos below to learn more.
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Get Involed
We make lunches every Friday at the Centennial United Church in Rock Bay. Our awesome crew of locals is all about good vibes and making a positive impact. We're always on the lookout for more volunteers to join our team.
Please contact us if you’d like to get involved
Partner with us
A heartfelt thank you to all our incredible partners who have generously donated to support our lunch program. Your kindness and generosity have been instrumental in ensuring that we can continue to provide bagged lunches to those in need in our community every week. With your support, we are able to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals facing food insecurity. Thank you for being an essential part of our journey towards a healthier, happier community.
Bill’s Bag Lunches is seeking donations to further expand our weekly lunch program while supporting existing operations for the Ellice Street Community in Rock Bay and the surrounding areas.
Reach out if you’d like to partner with us.
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Tour De Vic
The Bill’s Bag Lunches Tour de Victoria cycling team is a project to raise money for end of year gift bags for our bag lunch recipients. These will include gloves, socks, toques and scarves, delivered along with the bag lunches in December. The goal of the program is to raise $4,000 and the ride riders raised $2,047 from their efforts. We’re looking for riders for next year, so if interested, please reach out. We have 15 spots available and eight riders currently signed up.
Thank you to Teddy’s Boxing and Fitness for their fundraiser and to Il Sauvage Brewery for their fundraiser coming up this fall! If you want to donate, head to our Go Fund Me page
Bill’s Bag Lunches, the weekly lunch program now providing 50 bagged lunches to both the Tiny Home Village and to our Rock Bay Locals in need, is looking for funding support. The program began in 2021 thanks to the support of our RBBC community...
This weekend marks one year since residents first moved into Tiny Homes Village—an innovative transitional housing solution in the North Park neighbourhood built from repurposed shipping containers...
In The News
Inspired by conversations with his young daughter about the reasons some people end up living on the street, Bill decided to give her a more human experience by making bag lunches...
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Bill’s Bag Lunches, the weekly lunch program now providing 50 bagged lunches to both the Tiny Home Village and to our Rock Bay Locals in need, is looking for funding support. The program began in 2021 thanks to the support of our RBBC community...
This weekend marks one year since residents first moved into Tiny Homes Village—an innovative transitional housing solution in the North Park neighbourhood built from repurposed shipping containers...
In The News
Inspired by conversations with his young daughter about the reasons some people end up living on the street, Bill decided to give her a more human experience by making bag lunches...
Bill’s Bag Lunches, the weekly lunch program now providing 50 bagged lunches to both the Tiny Home Village and to our Rock Bay Locals in need, is looking for funding support. The program began in 2021 thanks to the support of our RBBC community...
Inspired by conversations with his young daughter about the reasons some people end up living on the street, Bill decided to give her a more human experience by making bag lunches...
