Foodbank NSW & ACT: Essential Food Relief for Regional Families in Need

Foodbank is Australia’s largest and most trusted hunger relief organisation and Foodbank NSW & ACT was the first Foodbank to open in Sydney in 1992.
Our vision is that everyone has access to the food and grocery items they need. Our mission is to deliver essential food and household items to people in times of need.
Our objectives ensure we work “paddock to plate” which means we partner with the food and grocery industry, including farmers, wholesalers, manufacturers and retailers, to source food and capture donations saved from landfill. We also collaborate with suppliers, manufacturers and transporters to produce key staple foods that don’t come in sufficient quantities via rescue channels.
To distribute the food to frontline charities, community groups and schools that provide food relief within their communities, our teams work with an army of volunteers to pick, pack and transport the food to where it’s needed.
Our core business activity includes:
• Pantry – supplying frontline food relief charities/community organisations with staple items, fresh food and produce
• School Breakfast 4 Health – supporting schools to provide breakfast to children
• Major emergency response – providing emergency food hampers and other supplies.
Last financial year, Foodbank NSW & ACT (FBNA) distributed the equivalent of 22,039,000 meals (12,244,000 kilograms of food/grocery items) to NSW & ACT community partners and schools. Including 48,558 ready-made hampers of both food and personal care items and provided 725 primary and high schools with our School Breakfast 4 Health program, which increased by 17.5%.