How It Works

The beauty of StreetSmart is its simplicity, both as restaurant guests or restaurant owners.

Give a dollar and give a damn this holiday season.

How Can I Help?

1
Select a participating restaurant
in a city near you:
Delta Vancouver Victoria Whistler
2
Add a donation of $1 or more
to your final bill Receipt
3
100% of funds raised supports
your local food bank Food Bank
Find a Participating Restaurant

For Restaurant Owners

1

Invite

A small 3″ x 2¼” information card is placed on tables in participating restaurants.

When the guests are seated, the server simply invites the guests to participate in the StreetSmart Project and points to the information card. There is no “hard sell” or pressure of any kind.
2

Collect

When the bill is presented, the guests have the option of allowing the server to add a minimum $1 donation to their total.

The StreetSmart Project is voluntary, so guests are not required to donate.
3

Donate

At the end of the StreetSmart Campaign, the restaurant writes a cheque for the money that was raised to StreetSmart.

StreetSmart then distributes 100% of the funds raised in all restaurants to the food bank in the community.
Sign Up Your Restaurant

Frequently Asked Questions

A separate line item for the StreetSmart program will be added to your cash register.

This is already done in the participating restaurants in the UK, Australia and South Africa and is very easy and problem-free.

Since the donation line is placed at the end of the bill, after taxes, there will be no impact on the tax calculation.

Taxes will only apply to what the guests spent for dinner.

All that the servers are asked to do is invite the guests to participate in the StreetSmart program by pointing to the information card when the guests are being seated.

If the guests do not wish to participate, the server will not add the donation to the bill. If the guests wish to donate $1 (or a higher amount) the server will simply add that amount to the bill.

Nope! Since StreetSmart began in 1998, the participating restaurants have not experienced issues with guests decreasing the gratuity due to their donations.

Most guests are more than happy to help others in need and feel good to have the opportunity to help in their community, especially during the holiday season.

All administration and other expenses are covered by sponsorships and other fundraising events.