Foodbank's 'Running on Empty' Appeal

We never thought we'd be here again.

Charity partners with no access to fuel or worse. Volunteers calling in to say, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t get there today’. Foodbank’s trucks which have clocked up 114,000 kms in 3 months to deliver meals around the state…not grounded yet, but the cost to keep them on the road has skyrocketed. 

And then there’s people. The rising tide of distress out there is at levels we haven't seen since the pandemic.

Families missing the school run, the urgent work meeting, and the customer deliveries that keep their business afloat. Medical appointments cancelled. Regional communities…the hardest hit of all. Anxiety, food shortages, social isolation.

76,000 Victorians a day are now relying on Foodbank Victoria to simply eat – that’s one meal every second.

And yes, Foodbank is also facing the prospect of empty shelves as well as critical fuel shortages.

But you know what?

We’re full of hope. Along with the infrastructure that provides a whopping 70% of Victoria’s food relief through more than 1,800 community partners right across the state. It’s a food security system that people can depend on every day. It can't EVER break down.

All we need is YOU. You’re the reason we keep running, driving, and comforting people facing some of the worst times of their life.

With every $1 you create 2 meals, to help fill humans with warm, nourishing food this winter. We like to call it the hope that fills you. Fills our shelves. Fills 76,000 people a day.

Helping us turn dire to inspire in our little corner of the world.

Donate to help stop families running out of food this winter

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