Raincity Housing

Your heart will melt for Street Melt

What do you get when you cross a food vending cart with a deep need to contribute and amazing grill cheese sandwiches?

Street Melt! It’s a social enterprise idea that’s competing against entries all across Canada as part of the Aviva Community Fund grant competition.  It’s a chance to provide people an opportunity to become a part of the community and educate that community. It’s a chance to build self-esteem, create confidence, and provide entry level employment.

Right now many people living in our housing programs are looking for something like this because, deep down, people have a need to contribute. People need a home, and friend and something to do. This is the something to do part.

But to make it happen we need your help! The ideas with the most votes go on to the next round. After you register you can vote once a day, every day until Oct 19. The sooner you register, the more votes you have. You can register to vote here. Once there you can either use your email or facebook info to register.

Check our website often and after Oct 19 we’ll let you know if we made it to the next round. Keep your fingers crossed and maybe Street Melt will share in the $1,000,000 Aviva Community Fund. Which would be good, because everybody loves grill cheese sandwiches!

PS – check out Breakfast TV on City TV tomorrow morning when our Communications guy, Bill Briscall, will talk about this great idea.