Help make a difference in your community.
Rally your community group or congregation and fill Food For Families boxes. Your help supports people across Victoria and Tasmania to put a meal on the table.
Food For Families
We need your community's help to support people when they need it most.
As the cost of living rises, more families than ever are reaching out for support to put food on the table.
By hosting a Food For Families collection, you and your community can help stock our emergency relief pantries and give families access to the essentials they need.
Whether it’s holding a food themed event or service where everyone brings in a donation, placing Food For Families branded boxes around your hall, church or building and encouraging your members to bring in donations, holding a fundraising event, being a food drop-off point for members of the public or making a donation so we can buy the most needed items to stock our pantry on your behalf, we invite you to get involved today and help us help those facing hardship in our communities.
Together, we can offer hope to those who need it most.
How it works
- Register – sign up and join the Food For Families community
- Receive your free Welcome Kit – filled with resources and tips to support your food drive
- Promote and collect – place collection boxes in visible locations in your community space and tell everyone about your collection
- Donate – drop the items to a Uniting drop off point. If you have a large collection, reach out to the Food For Families team by calling 1800 668 426 or email [email protected] to discuss a pick up
- Make an impact – your donations directly support people who need them most.
Ways to get involved
Make your impact go further
Set up a Food For Families donation page for your group to help stock our pantries with most-needed items. All donations receive a tax-deductible receipt.
Call Supporter Services on 1800 668 426 or set up a fundraising page online.
Success stories
Victoria Police tackle food insecurity.
"We were drawn to the opportunity to give back locally...in Docklands, while also providing the flexibility to organise a collection in a way that suited us best."
Success stories
Blessings in every bite: St Andrew’s story of faith in action.
“It really is a beautiful, heart-warming program. It brings people closer together. We hope our contribution supports people in crisis when they need it most."
Success stories
Food for friends.
“Of all our programs, Food For Friends is the one which brings together all our churches to remember Christ’s teachings about helping others.”
Food For Families has been running for over 30 years
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.
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