Saint James Music Academy (SJMA) is dedicated to children living in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood. We provide quality music education to area youth and have done so for over fifteen years. We work specifically with children who live in Canada's poorest urban neighborhood.
The Daily Nutrition Program has been a fixture at SJMA since the academy’s inception. SJMA staff and and a large contingency of volunteers prepare meals of protein, grains, fruits, and vegetables hours before children arrive. The menu varies day to day. Children are served 'cafeteria style" when they arrive, between 3:15 and 3:45. We have a "bottomless vegetables" policy for children who want to eat more.
Regular healthy nutrition is paramount to a child’s intellectual and emotional development. The purpose of the Daily Nutrition program is ensure each child enjoys a healthy meal before the learning time begins.
Due to both rapidly rising food costs and to the loss of our only other major donor to the program, we request from VSCF an increase in support to $21,500. VSCF funding would be earmarked only for direct expenses associated with the Daily Nutrition Program
We are projecting to provide over thirteen-thousand meals for children this academic year.
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These past two years have been challenging and we know that the need for food security and other basic living necessities for many British Columbia children and their families is greater than ever.
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Since our first Adopt-a-School campaign ran in 2011 we have disbursed more than $9 million to schools and community organizations in British Columbia. Your generous donations have supported tens of thousands of students each year.
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