Indigenous communities face huge challenges from COVID-19 and FareShare’s Brisbane kitchen is proud to have delivered 3,500 meals to families in Queensland with more support in the pipeline. Cherbourg is an aboriginal community three hours from Brisbane with a population of 1,400. With around five people living in each house, Read more…
FareShare has welcomed a new team of skilled kitchen staff to help get us through COVID-19 and scale up production at this critical time. Following the mandatory closure of hotels around the country, 76 chefs from the ALH Group owned by Woolworths have been donated to work alongside FareShare chefs Read more…
This year’s devastating bushfires may be contained but the long road to recovery is only just beginning. When fires came within 10 minutes of the Victorian town of Bairnsdale, FareShare’s nutritious meals were on hand to serve fire-affected people at the Neighbourhood House. And last week Melbourne kitchen manager Crickette Read more…
If you found yourself destitute with nothing but the clothes on your back, where would you go? Salvation Army Project 614 offers a haven in Melbourne for the most disadvantaged people in our community. It was where Scotty went four years ago after his home and everything he had was Read more…
Marnie Dixon decided to volunteer with FareShare because she witnessed first hand the benefits of our meals to struggling women and their families. The garden volunteer worked for more than 21 years as an outreach community nurse and midwife supporting homeless women and families in inner-city Melbourne. As a first Read more…
Every night across Melbourne St Vincent de Paul Society’s Soup Vans serve FareShare soup to marginalised people struggling to access nutritious food. As the Vinnies Soup Vans tour boarding and rooming houses, commission homes and public sites where rough sleepers gather, people hold out pots, bowls, mugs and paper cups Read more…
He may have just turned 99 but that doesn’t stop WW2 veteran Alec from nipping out on his scooter to pick up FareShare meals from his local veterans’ association every week. “It’s a fantastic service and the meals are so tasty,” says the ex-Royal Air Force serviceman. “My favourite meal Read more…
FareShare’s Brisbane kitchen has partnered with Heart Futures, an Indigenous charity and social enterprise based on the Gold Coast, to provide Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders with free, nutritious meals. “Joining forces with FareShare has exponentially increased our ability to get food to our people who suffer from Read more…
The impact of FareShare meals can be very humbling. After presenting to St Martin Community Services in Collingwood for a free meal, Ray gained not only 10 kilos but the appetite he had completely lost. Three years ago, Ray, who is 43, was assaulted in an unprovoked attack. His face Read more…
Since September 2018, St Martin Community Services have been holding a community BBQ twice a week for 40-50 people in a courtyard directly opposite the 20-storey Collingwood public housing tower. Almost all the food including roasts, sausages, burgers, vegetables, salad and fruit is provided by FareShare. The safe, positive vibe Read more…