Every meal YOU create, is one less person who will break this winter ♥️
It takes an awful lot for someone to reach out to Foodbank for the first time.
Or the second time or anytime really.
They work, they have families, they pay mortgages and rent. Yes, the cost of living crisis has been brutal, but it's the slow and steady pile up of unexpected pressures and then that one extra awful thing comes along...that's when people reach their breaking point.
Those breaking points are everywhere right now - and winter makes it so much worse.
While you can't stop difficult things from happening to people, you can heat up hope for them - because that's what we're doing. Every day, this winter, with your help. More Foodbank supermarket buses on the road, more free food markets in the suburbs, more food out to our charity partners and schools.
Thanks to your support, the more meals we create, the less people will break.
Meet one of the many faces you help us support
We met Rebecca at our community supermarket in Morwell. She's someone who truly embodies that spirit of 'work until you drop' for your family. For 10+ years, she worked 6-7 days a week to make sure her family was financially secure. But then came the pressures and the extra awful things. Rebecca's husband Shaun was injured at work, and she was diagnosed with cancer.
With two young children to look after, while going through chemotherapy, it's become too much. She isn't someone wanting a handout. Just an arm around her and the family, and some wholesome food and support to get them through winter.
"The way the supermarket is set up felt like I was doing my regular shop and this included having a chit chat and a sense of normality... This is the most welcoming community experience," Rebecca said.
How you help
$35
will help buy winter veggies, pasta, rice and pantry essentials to make hearty dinners for a family of four.
$60
will help stock pantries and fridges with enough nutritious food to get people through a week in winter.
$120
will help purchase fresh produce to keep our community supermarkets stocked this winter.
There are meals to create so people won't break.
Donate today to provide nourishing food this winter ❤️
Need some help?
If you need help making a donation or with fundraising for Foodbank Victoria, get in touch on 1800 943 005 or SupporterCare@foodbankvictoria.org.au.
