National Volunteer Week (NVW) 2024 – FareShare volunteer profiles FareShare is powered by volunteers. Hundreds of people give up their time every week to help out in the FareShare kitchens, kitchen gardens, warehouse, as well as driving and administration. We could not rescue produce, grow veggies, cook thousands of free, nutritious
FareShare meals help put the ‘hope’ in Croydon’s Hope City Mission ‘HOPE’. The motto on the t-shirts worn by Hope City Mission staff and volunteers says it all. This well-run, wholesome charity radiates positivity and provides effective, holistic, people-centred support. FareShare has been providing meals to Hope City Mission since
Meals for the Mob expands to Naarm with Aborigines Advancement League (AAL) as flagship partners Exciting plans are underway to expand FareShare’s Meals for the Mob program to Naarm (Melbourne) later this year. This builds on the success of our Meals for the Mob program in Meanjin (Brisbane), which has
Thank you Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools and Melbourne Farmers Markets for the temporary kitchen space FareShare has returned to its newly improved ‘home’. After 12 months of undertaking major building works, Melbourne’s largest charity kitchen FareShare reopened its doors on 2 April. The major redevelopment added an extra kitchen and briefing
FareShare returns to Abbotsford kitchen after major yearlong redevelopment This week, FareShare chef Dean switched on the brand-new 300L kettle at the refurbished FareShare kitchen in Abbotsford. With that, FareShare’s South Audley Street kitchen is back up and running after nearly 12 months of reconstruction. FareShare chefs and volunteers cooked
FareShare meals help provide dignity and nutrition at Geelong Food Relief Centre Thanks to the indispensable Geelong Food Relief Centre, FareShare meals are available to the 70-100 people who visit for food assistance every day. Geelong Food Relief also distributes our free, ready-to-eat meals to dozens of its local partner
Why FareShare meals are a ‘gamechanger’ for Reservoir Neighbourhood House Reservoir Neighbourhood House began providing FareShare meals and other food assistance to their community members during Covid. They intended to stop once the lockdowns ended but the need never let up. Four years on and Reservoir Neighbourhood House is now
FareShare meals make ‘an immediate impact’ on First Nations school Teachers at Hymba Yumba Independent School in Springfield, Queensland get excitedly asked the same question a lot these days – “What are we having for lunch today?” Since FareShare started providing free, tasty meals earlier this year to support the
The need grows for FareShare’s First Nations meals As devastating floods follow Cyclone Jasper in Far North Queensland, FareShare’s support of First Nations communities has never been more important. This year more than 300,000 Meals for the Mob were cooked in FareShare’s Brisbane kitchen with communities at risk of natural disaster
Christmas meals connect people at risk of missing out A homestyle meal cooked with care by FareShare’s chefs and volunteers can make a world of difference to someone who has no home, family or friends to enjoy Christmas with. That’s why FareShare has been delivering traditional Christmas meals to people