For an isolated, elderly person, a FareShare meal can mean much more than a full belly. When David, a lonely pensioner, asked for a meal, he gained a new ‘family’ and the human connection that was missing in his life. David never married and worked all his life on the Read more…
Just three months after opening our super kitchen in Brisbane, FareShare achieved a milestone which took us 13 years in Melbourne. On January 24, we cooked more than 5,000 nutritious meals in a single day. A combination of skilled chefs, 320 willing volunteers, high-volume cooking equipment and a continuous supply Read more…
Disadvantaged Queenslanders who haven’t enjoyed a roast lunch in years are raving about the quality of FareShare meals cooked in our new Brisbane kitchen. “Wow”, “amazing”, “fantastic” was just some of the feedback from last Saturday’s free lunch served by Brisbane charity Dig In. The Spare Ribs I had Read more…
Every year FareShare chefs go the extra mile to bring Christmas to people doing it tough. 2018’s highlight was once again catering for Father Bob’s Maguire’s traditional Christmas lunch for 380 marginalised people at St Kilda Town Hall. Thanks to the generosity of our food donors and the skill of Read more…
Volunteering in the FareShare kitchen is a meaningful and tangible way of making a difference in our community, but for one corporate volunteer it was personal. Aleisha’s experience of losing her job and being threatened with homelessness came flooding back on a corporate volunteering shift. The skilled project manager, pictured Read more…
Cooked, nutritious FareShare meals have been life-affirming for Amanda, a single woman on a disability pension “I cannot thank you enough for providing this service,” says Amanda, who lives in a social housing unit after developing a physical disability. “I hope with all my heart that you continue to do Read more…
People experiencing homelessness on the Mornington Peninsula can now enjoy a FareShare meal together with a hot shower and laundry service on the foreshore. With caravan parks closing down, women fleeing domestic violence, pockets of inter-generational poverty and many other prescient issues, more and more people are becoming homeless in Read more…
FareShare has been supporting Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering place in Ringwood for more than a decade with rescued food and pastries. The community-controlled and managed foodbank exists for Indigenous community members, and non-Indigenous partners and carers living in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Every Wednesday people in need of support drop in Read more…
Lisa and Craig provide a warm welcome with FareShare meals Ballarat winters are notoriously harsh. It’s hard to imagine how anyone sleeping rough could even survive. Centacare’s Peplow House provides temporary relief with crisis accommodation for single men experiencing homelessness. Residents are provided intensive support to address a broad range Read more…
Madut can’t resist Emily’s appealing fruit platter The day FareShare chef Emily finally met the children who enjoy her specially-prepared lunches was one of her most memorable. Every Monday, Emily has been up before 6 to create healthy platters for 24 four-year-olds at TRY South Yarra Pre School on the Read more…