FareShare is finalising our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) because we are committed to helping improve food insecurity for First Nations peoples living in remote, very remote, regional, outer regional, discrete communities and urban parts of Australia. We believe that formalising a RAP will support us to build our knowledge of, and respect for, First Nations history and culture and help us to develop that knowledge in both our staff and also our wider community of volunteers, stakeholders, and donors.
FareShare respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands where our charity is located and where we operate. FareShare is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.
Jason Mollenhauer, our First Nations Officer, coordinates our meal program for First Nations communities and services from our Brisbane kitchen.
Jason was born on Wakka Wakka Country and has extensive family lines and connections in Meanjin (Brisbane) together with many years’ experience in community development and achieving outcomes with and for First Nations Australians.
“I am passionate and committed to improving food insecurity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in remote, regional and urban parts of Australia,” says Jason. “Poor nutrition and diet-related chronic conditions are responsible for a large portion of ill health experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Improving nutrition and food security are fundamentally important in ‘Closing the Gap’ for First Nations peoples.”
Jason leads FareShare’s work in supporting regional and remote communities where access to affordable, nutritious food is often limited and logistics challenging. He also coordinates activities closer to the kitchen, including our support of local community groups and services.
Frank visits his local Mission Australia centre in Queensland daily to heat up his FareShare meal, make a cuppa and have a yarn with the staff. He enters with a contagious smile, and tells them tales of his fishing days, his family, and what Edmonton used to be like ‘back
Pioneering device serves FareShare meals at the touch of a button As far as we know, it’s a first in food relief. Free, hot FareShare meals are now available from a vending machine in an innovative trial being conducted at a Brisbane school. Available to students who may otherwise miss
FareShare meals nourish people who have lost everything in floods FareShare is committed to standing by communities devastated by floods in Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales. When the floods first hit Queensland, FareShare was immediately on the ground supplying nutritious meals to West End Community House and Micah
FareShare respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands where our charity is located and where we operate. FareShare is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.