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We have a story in the latest issue of Neighbourhood Media detailing all the work we do via Addison Road Food Pantry Camperdown, our low-cost grocery store which makes use of rescued, donated and purchased food to support the local community and its needs. The story (link below) shows how we help feed people from Mission Australia's Common Ground housing project and the nearby Johanna O’Dea Court, a multi-storey NSW Family and Community Services apartment block. It also explains how we serve people living on a tight budget in Camperdown and Glebe, as well as people who come to the pantry from right across the City of Sydney LGA. Most of all, the story is a celebration of our monthly Addi Road 'Let's Get Cooking' sessions (AKA "the Cook-Up"), which offers 260 free hot meals for Mission Australia and Joanna O'Dea residents, as well as those shopping at our Addi Road Food Pantry Camperdown. These sessions involve a monthly cooking demo inside the Common Ground building. Food literacy is the ultimate goal behind Addi Road's Let's Get Cooking program. As well as simply providing a free hot meal (and dessert) each month, we look at helping people to shop AND cook with often very limited funds. Each month there are easy recipes on offer (and ready to be tasted) along extra tips for stocking people's kitchen cupboards; a list of essentials to facilitate simple, inexpensive and nutritious recipes that will match whatever Addi Road Food Pantry might have in stock. It's about building an integrated food ecology for people battling. With a few extra special ingredients over a shared meal as the community comes together: camaraderie and connection. + #Addiroad #cityofsydney #foodrelief #foodjustice #housing #inequality #Camperdown #Glebe #MissionAustralia #homeless #battling #costofliving #poverty #resilience #mentalhealth #wellbeing #nutrition #diet #charity #community #freemeals #cookingworkshop #volunteers #caring #education #connection #letsgetcooking #neighbourhoodmedia https://lnkd.in/gs7vVEvM

Saturday, April 20, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, is our day for an ALA-Oregon Chapter fun-filled social event full of camaraderie, bowling, and food! Register by April 10! Several of you participated in past events supporting the Sunshine Division, and we want to continue that support! We are hoping that you can bring one or more non-perishable food items for donation to the Sunshine Division as your entrance to this event—the more the better! This is an exciting opportunity to connect with your fellow members and business partner colleagues while we continue our support of a local community partner. Perhaps a bit of competitive bowling or competitive eating—who knows! Knowing that weekends are often family time, our event is open to your +1 and kids. The Grand Central Bowling venue should be a fun way to mix and mingle, enjoy some good food, enjoy bowling at your leisure, or take in a few arcade game activities. Space is limited so register at oregonala.org EARLY! Be sure to register yourself as well as any family members who will join. Please email Lori Hughes at lori.hughes@millernash.com with any questions. Let her know if you will be bringing any children so that we can plan the menu and arcade opportunities. Let’s kick off spring together, support our local community, and spend time with the best in our community -- you! Sunshine Division Food Donation Recommendations: "We rely heavily on food donations to make our mission possible. We are always looking for the following non-perishable items: canned meats, pasta, rice, cereal, soup/broth, peanut butter, canned/dried beans, canned fruit, canned vegetables, cooking oil and shelf-stable milk.    To ensure food safety we cannot use: Noncommercial or repackaged items, perishable items, open or used items, alcoholic beverages, damaged or unlabeled cans, homemade items." #networking #ALABuzz #LegalManagment #FoodDonation

Your support for students at DU goes directly to providing food for students experiencing food insecurity. See the link below for a quick way to give.

Here is a message from our Executive Director about our annual report with a link to it!

Giving gifts is great! Receiving gifts…can be a bit hit and miss.  A dog bowl without a dog, singing North Melbourne coffee mugs and charcoal filtered drink-bottles are just a few examples of gifts the team MIGHT have popped into the 're-gift' pile for next year.  What gift did you wish for this year? #Team #Culture #WorkAtTexco #Holidayseason #Gifting #Bestgift #Worstgift

What is FARE Idaho? This is a question we get asked a lot! FARE Idaho is a non-profit trade association that advocates for Idaho’s independent restaurants, family farms, retailers, food and beverage producers. Our mission is to connect, align, and promote the shared interests of Idaho’s independent restaurants, family farms, food and beverage businesses. Our goal is to advance independent businesses, increase their financial success and improve the conditions of those who work in our industries. Want to learn more about FARE? Head over to fareidaho.org to read more about our history, values, and advocacy efforts.

So many easy ways to take action and end hunger now. Check out the link below to learn more.

"The Black Panther Party made food central to their political action because food, and hunger, have always been political issues." At this time of year there are many calls for food donations - these can be useful but we must remember that food banks are a sticking plaster and not a solution. Read our piece on how food is political & the power of community meals.

🧡💙 Want to support your local food pantry without spending a cent? Here are some simple yet powerful ways to make an impact: 1. 🔄 Share our posts to help raise awareness in your community! 2. 👍 Like our posts to show your support! 3. ✨ Tag a friend who cares about giving back and challenge them to join you! 4. 💌 Comment something uplifting on their posts to boost their spirits. 5. 🤳 Snap a picture of our pantry and share it to inspire others! 6. 💬 Leave a positive review and spread the love! Together, we can make a difference! Who are you tagging to spread the word? #SupportLocal #FoodPantry #CommunityLove

"Public diners are a place to grab a meal after a 10-hour shift. A place to eat when you’ve run out of ideas for what to cook tonight. A place to go for a meal between classes." Enjoyed reading this thought-provoking new report by Nourish Scotland calling for a new generation of public diners to be created. It's a throwback to the British Restaurants established during the Second World War, which numbered over 2,000 at their peak some of which survived as civic restaurants right up until the 1970s. These are not charities but state-supported, community assets serving healthy, tasty, affordable meals to the general public. They are designed for everybody – not just those struggling to make ends meet – rather than being targeted at a particular demographic of customer like many private restaurants. They are also places where customers can influence the running of the restaurant, for example through climate-friendly menu design or sourcing from local, agroecological producers; places “where people are not food consumers – they are food citizens.” It feels like a stretch to imagine public funding will be forthcoming for such a venture given Labour's grim acceptance of fiscal constraints. I wonder too how private restaurants and caterers would respond given the pressures they themselves are facing? Would they see public diners as a threat or a complementary part of the eating out of home landscape (since eating there would not be considered a 'treat' as such)? Either way, I feel Nourish Scotland makes a strong argument that their time has come given the perfect storm of food insecurity, diet-related ill health and climate breakdown we are facing. It also feels like community eating is having a moment with the success of The Long Table restaurant and the scaling up of the CanTeam initiative in schools as pioneered by Jonathan Harper FRSA Future Foundations. https://lnkd.in/ewJxMxtm