Serving our community.
Food For Families is a great way to get together to make a tangible difference to the lives of individuals and families experiencing hardship and crisis throughout the year. Together, we can help individuals and families put a meal on the table.
Uniting Food For Families
Helping those in need for over 30 years.
Food For Families has been running for over 30 years.
It was started by the local Leader newspaper group in 1991 and ran only at Christmas. Wesley Mission Victoria then took the lead with the aim of generating more material aid to support increasing demand on services, but no increases in funding.
In 2017, Wesley Mission became part of Uniting Vic.Tas, and we’ve continued to run Food For Families under Uniting branding.
And it has gone from strength to strength.
We now collect all year round, not just at Christmas time.
The program brings local communities together to donate non-perishable food and household essential items through collections by schools, kindergartens, congregations, workplaces, community groups, individuals and families.
The food, gifts and household essentials are distributed at our emergency relief, family services and outreach centres across Victoria and Tasmania. Families can select food from our food pantry when times get tough and bills stack up. We also provide food that’s easy to prepare for people experiencing homelessness.
How it works
Receive you free Welcome Pack, including a suggested shopping list and stickers to label your box or bag.
Add a few extras to your weekly shop and invite friends and family to help.
Take your donations to your closest Uniting drop off point and support families to access the essentials they need.
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Wanting to make a contribution?
If you are looking for other ways to help, please consider making a donation so that we can purchase the items most needed to restock our pantries. Call Supporter Services on 1800 668 426 or donate online.
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