FareShare will be present at many NAIDOC 2024 activities this week, and supports the celebration and recognition of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in
Meals for the Mob update: experiencing meals first hand FareShare’s Meals for the Mob program aims to offer First Nations community groups and services access to free, healthy, culturally appropriate meals. The program continues to expand, with its most recent initiative resulting in the commencement of essential food supplies and
FareShare onboards new charity partners When FareShare began its major, yearlong Abbotsford kitchen redevelopment back in March last year, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. But we were united by a singular goal: to enable our chefs and volunteers to cook more free, nutritious meals for people who need them
Get to know some of the elderly people who enjoy FareShare meals Times are tough for our elderly people. Instead of enjoying their golden years, many in our elderly community are finding that their pensions are not stretching far enough. On our charity partner visits, we hear so many elderly
National Volunteer Week (NVW) 2024 – FareShare volunteer profiles FareShare is powered by volunteers. Hundreds of people give up their time every week to help out in the FareShare kitchens, kitchen gardens, warehouse, as well as driving and administration. We could not rescue produce, grow veggies, cook thousands of free, nutritious
FareShare meals help put the ‘hope’ in Croydon’s Hope City Mission ‘HOPE’. The motto on the t-shirts worn by Hope City Mission staff and volunteers says it all. This well-run, wholesome charity radiates positivity and provides effective, holistic, people-centred support. FareShare has been providing meals to Hope City Mission since
Meals for the Mob expands to Naarm with Aborigines Advancement League (AAL) as flagship partners Exciting plans are underway to expand FareShare’s Meals for the Mob program to Naarm (Melbourne) later this year. This builds on the success of our Meals for the Mob program in Meanjin (Brisbane), which has
Thank you Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools and Melbourne Farmers Markets for the temporary kitchen space FareShare has returned to its newly improved ‘home’. After 12 months of undertaking major building works, Melbourne’s largest charity kitchen FareShare reopened its doors on 2 April. The major redevelopment added an extra kitchen and briefing
FareShare returns to Abbotsford kitchen after major yearlong redevelopment This week, FareShare chef Dean switched on the brand-new 300L kettle at the refurbished FareShare kitchen in Abbotsford. With that, FareShare’s South Audley Street kitchen is back up and running after nearly 12 months of reconstruction. FareShare chefs and volunteers cooked
FareShare meals help provide dignity and nutrition at Geelong Food Relief Centre Thanks to the indispensable Geelong Food Relief Centre, FareShare meals are available to the 70-100 people who visit for food assistance every day. Geelong Food Relief also distributes our free, ready-to-eat meals to dozens of its local partner