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Foodbank Victoria
Non-profit Organizations
Melbourne, Victoria 9,652 followers
Victoria's largest food relief charity. Follow us to help fight hunger and food waste.
About us
Foodbank Victoria is an independent not-for-profit organisation with almost 90 years’ experience providing food relief. We are the largest provider of food relief in Victoria, including in times of disaster as part of the State Relief and Recovery Team. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation and pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. Our vision is healthy food for all Victorians, yet 1 in 5 people – including children – go hungry each year. To ensure we can reach as many people as possible, we work with food donors across the supply chain to source edible food from farmers, manufacturers and retailers. This often includes product that is out of specification, close to its best-before date, has incorrect labelling or damaged packaging, as well as excess stock and discontinued products. Without Foodbank, much of this food would simply go to landfill. Unfortunately, donations of food don’t always meet demand. In an innovative approach to fighting hunger, we work with some of Australia’s leading food manufacturers to secure a sustainable supply of essential items for our Key Staples Program. We also run programs in Victoria to target particular vulnerable groups, such as our School Breakfast Clubs, Farms to Families pop-up markets, and Essential Pantry Program. In 2017/18, we were able to distribute 8.4 million kilograms of staple, fresh and frozen foods, personal hygiene items and household products. This volume is the equivalent of putting 15 million meals on tables for people in need. We continue to work with more than 450 charity partners around the state to feed more than 116,000 people a month — nearly one-third of whom are children. If your organisation can support our work, please get in touch.
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https://bit.ly/3WiHLqa
External link for Foodbank Victoria
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1930
- Specialties
- Food Relief, Food Rescue, Community Support, Material aid, and Volunteering
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Primary
Get directions
4/2 Somerville Road
Yarraville
Melbourne, Victoria 3013, AU
Employees at Foodbank Victoria
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Corporates…we need your help! If you are looking for a great team-building activity that makes a difference, then join us for a day of corporate volunteering. Whether it’s our mobile supermarket or our warehouse, your team can make a huge impact. Sign up now and be part of something amazing. https://lnkd.in/g3yPBWs
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Almost 400 students lined up to get food at Deakin Uni Burwood Campus yesterday. I guess it’s easy to think it’s a rite of passage as a student to be poor and live on 2 minute noodles, but many of these students we met today, are really struggling. The price of rent, transport, and with no family support, it makes it very difficult to make ends meet. They make this food last as long as they can, but they only take what they can use, and they are very grateful to get it. 🥰
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Wishing everyone a blessed Ramadan! At our markets, we strive to cater to the diverse needs of each community that we visit. Today’s market at North Dandenong Neighbourhood House has a large percentage of Muslim attendees, so we aim to pack the mobile supermarket with a variety of halal food options to ensure that everyone can enjoy it.
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It’s pretty unbelievable that this humble 20 pack of toilet paper is going to go on to feed so many people – but it can’t do it all on its own! We need your help to make it happen. Head to your local Woolworths Supermarkets to purchase a pack and help us reach our goal, delivering 1,000,000 meals to people doing it tough, Australia wide. Thanks to our friends at Encore Tissue and to anyone who’s purchased a pack of already - it’s more than just toilet paper to us!
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No kidding *coughs* We’re teaching students some practical cooking skills to set them up for life - and they are LOVING it! Part of the School Breakfast Clubs Program, our hands-on cooking classes cover healthy, fun, easy recipes that are low, low cost to make. The impact is clear - students gain confidence, independence, and a better understanding of healthy eating. Together with Vic Gov, we’re making food education a priority. Yup, we’re rating it a thousand out of ten too!
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It seems our CEO Dave will do just about anything for Foodbank….. even get covered in slime. Here he is telling you why your school should be a part of Foodbank’s Food Fight. It’s fun, it’s free and it raises funds for Foodbank. So if you are a teacher, know a teacher, work at a school, knows someone that works at a school, then head to the website for more details. Foodfight.com.au
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Fuseco are used to delivering specialist electrical products and services, but yesterday they were delivering meals for people in Victoria who are doing it tough right now! "One of the things I love about Foodbank is that they not only provide food, but they provide healthy, nutritious meals for people. Food insecurity effects so many, possibly even people you’ve come across in your everyday life and had no idea. I’m sure you can all imagine how stressful it would be when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from. They even provide pet food for those that need it" said Sally Morrison, Internal Sales Manager, Fuseco. The team loved the fact they were giving back to the community, and are looking forward to returning soon. You could too. Head to the ink below to organise your very own corporate volunteering day at Foodbank. You won't be sorry! https://lnkd.in/g3yPBWs
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Foodbank Victoria reposted this
Do you like laughter, rainbows and a bit of sparkle? Come join our team! Smiles and fun a must! We're looking for a new Corporate Experience Coordinator to join our team at Yarraville. You'll be the host of all our Corporate groups coming onsite. See link for more information and how to apply. https://lnkd.in/gY9uBeks
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