Community Improvement and Connection Programs
Creative projects and events that bring Port Alberni residents together: cultural cooking nights, writing workshops, zine-making, and scavenger hunts that build local pride and belonging.
RISE operates several initiatives designed to strengthen community connections, foster local pride, and increase access to resources.
- Next night Nov 10
Cultural Cooking Nights
Once a month, an immigrant living in the Alberni Valley teaches a dish from home. You cook alongside them, hear the stories behind the food, share the meal, and take the recipe home. Evenings are free and run 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Family Hub Learning Kitchen at EJ Dunn School.
November 10 is full: Hear about the next one
Offered with Alberni Valley Food Security Society. Writing and Creative Expression Projects
We invite community members to respond to creative prompts — sharing stories, ideas, and art — with custom stickers offered in return as small tokens of connection. We also run zine creation workshops, teaching community members — particularly youth and marginalized individuals — to create, print, and distribute their own publications, amplifying voices that often go unheard.
Community Scavenger Hunts
Events designed to increase community connections, local knowledge, and civic pride by bringing people together in teams to learn about local history, resources, and culture through interactive activities.
Program Highlights
- Monthly cultural cooking nights led by immigrants
- Writing prompt exchanges and zine workshops
- Community scavenger hunt events
- Youth and marginalized voice amplification
- Local pride and civic engagement
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