Not having access to cooking equipment is a common theme among people collecting nutritious FareShare meals through MOSS (Merri Outreach Support Service). The Melbourne not-for-profit housing support service aims to eliminate homelessness and support vulnerable people with programs that facilitate housing and a sense of community. “Many of the homeless Read more…
A warm welcome and a freezer stocked with FareShare meals greet the 80 or so people who line up for food assistance at Thornbury Church of Christ three times a week. The free community pantry asks no questions of those seeking help. They include people living in temporary accommodation without Read more…
John was recovering at home from a knee replacement when he received a call out of the blue asking if he was home to receive a delivery. To his surprise someone arrived at the door with a large package choc a bloc with food. At the bottom were five single-serve Read more…
They normally cater for boardrooms, private events and weddings, but Elizabeth Andrews Corporate Catering has teamed up with FareShare to cook free meals for people in hardship during Melbourne’s lockdown. “This time of year we would normally have 80 staff doing approximately 125 orders a day feeding around 1,000 people,” Read more…
Our kitchens are always hungry for vegetables so we’re excited to announce that Isabel Menssink has taken on the challenging role of growing them at scale in Melbourne. Isabel, an Urban Horticulture Masters student, succeeds Sharni Jansen as kitchen garden manager overseeing a big crew working across three sites. “I Read more…
Since the COVID outbreak last year, FareShare has delivered more than 100,000 cooked meals to Burringilly Aboriginal Corporation to nourish Elders and other community members struggling to access nutritious food. Every week FareShare delivers 1500 meals to Burringilly which provides community care services for Elders, people with a disability and Read more…
FareShare meals have come a long way over the past 20 years and we’re proud to introduce our appealing, new Meals with Heart. Packed with nutrition and looking every bit as good as they taste, the attractive tray meals complete with colourful sleeves provide instant relief, any time anywhere. Cooked Read more…
Eleven of the MasterChef Season 13 contestants, including top 5 finalists Kishwar Chowdhury and Elise Pulbrook are getting the gang back together to form a superteam to move for meals in the FareShare FootSteps Challenge. Joining Kishwar and Elise, are Katrina Dunnett, Tom Levick, Scott Bagnell, Trent Vu, Aaron Sanders, Read more…
She loves to gallop “like a unicorn” and now six-year-old Emma Reade is using her energy to move for meals for FareShare. The inspiring prep student, who lives on a property in the locked-down region of Shepparton where COVID has hit hard, is one of the top fundraisers on the Read more…
She’s only 10 but Emily has already tackled the FareShare Footstep Challenge by walking around her local block. A month before the Challenge gets underway, the Year 5 student has completed a double marathon all by herself. “A lot of people have found the lockdowns hard and I want to Read more…