Help make a difference in your community.
Fill a box yourself, or with friends and family, and help put meals on the table for people doing it tough throughout the year.
Food For Families
We need your help to support people when they need it most.
Right now, families across Victoria and Tasmania are coming to Uniting’s emergency relief services for support — many for the first time. Your support helps provide practical, everyday essentials when they’re needed most.
A bag of pasta. A tin of soup. Some laundry powder. These feel like small things — but for a family doing it tough, they can make a real difference.
When you register, we send you a free Welcome Kit with our suggested shopping list, stickers and a bag to collect donations in. Drop off your donations at your nearest Uniting site and they’ll go directly onto our pantry shelves.
How it works
- Register – sign up and join the Food For Families community
- Receive your free Welcome Kit – filled with resources 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.
Need food or emergency relief?
If you’re doing it tough right now, we’re here to help.
Ways to get involved
Success stories
Food’s power to unite and support.
"No one in Australia should have to make the decision between paying bills and putting food on the table."
Success stories
Helping people every day of the year.
“There are people out there doing it really tough right now. We need to band together and show our support.”
Success stories
Christmas countdown making a difference.
I wanted to teach them Christmas is about giving...It’s about thinking of other people who might not be in a fortunate position.
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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