Tydel Foods gives back to Chilliwack community, supports low-income seniors and residents with discounts amid increasing food insecurity

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For seniors that can’t afford to buy groceries or staples like meat and poultry, Crosbie happily discounts their items, or distributes items for free at no cost.

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“If someone cannot afford it, we have not turned anyone away,” Crosbie said. “If you’re a senior worried about how to make ends meet, Tydel Foods is here to help you. Tydel Foods will put together a senior package to meet your budget needs. We also take $25 (or more) in donations from those in our community who want to help a low income senior. All of the money donated goes towards low-income seniors and their meat packages to help reduce their cost of food.”

Crosbie says seniors deserve better at a time when housing, medication and food costs are beyond the reach of pensioners.

“At Tydel Foods, we realized some seniors are struggling so badly that some eat every 3rd day just so they can afford their medication and housing,” Crosbie contends. “Some have become our ‘hidden homeless’ and we must all do better and be better especially to those most vulnerable.”

She distributes free food every Saturday after 12 noon to customers who bring their own containers; last Saturday (Oct. 22) she distributed free stew. Tomorrow (Oct. 29), she will be handing out her homemade 2-day pasta sauce made with beef short ribs and baby back pork ribs. Customers just need to bring their own containers.

“We are dedicated to helping those in our community in need of a little extra help,” said Crosbie, who started Community Angels in Chilliwack four years ago. “We do not pay for advertising because we just simply can not afford it. I need to make sure my money goes to the seniors in need in our community.”

Crosbie says her store stocks top-quality meats, including AAA prime rib, but isn’t looking for profit whatsoever, and her prices prove it.

“We have the top-quality meats/food and spoil all of our customers with only the very best, but we make sure it is affordable for all and most of our prices are under the big box stores,” Crosbie indicated. “We differ from big box stores because our goal isn’t about profit, our goal is to make sure we use our humanitarian efforts to help everyone feed themselves and their families. Hunger is one of the most solvable problems and we are doing our best with our shop to help build our communities with zero hunger.”