Plate It Forward Plate It Forward

Australia > NSW > Metro

Field of Interest

  • Community and economic development
  • Education/training and employment

Target Population

  • People experiencing socio-economic disadvantage or vulnerability
  • Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and people from CALD backgrounds

Organisation Summary

Plate It Forward uses the universal love of food to drive sustainable change for those who need it most. By combining impact-driven hospitality ventures with charitable programs, we remove barriers and improve outcomes for vulnerable and marginalised individuals, including asylum seekers and refugees, First Nations individuals, those battling homelessness and addiction, people with disability and individuals in contact with the justice system.

Through our restaurants, catering services, and events, we create change using a 'pay it forward' model that donates 3,000 meals weekly to address food insecurity. Our training programs empower vulnerable communities with hands-on experience and pathways to career and personal development.

By combining delicious food with a purpose-driven mission, we've built a movement that's reshaping lives through education, employment and empowerment, and creating equal opportunity around the table.

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Level 6, 126 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Australian Communities Foundation is a proudly inclusive organisation and an ally of LGBTQIA+ communities and the movement toward equality.