This project aims to enhance the operations of our Food Relief Centres by purchasing 20 lightweight trestle tables. The tables will be used to streamline food sorting and distribution, significantly improving the efficiency of our service delivery. Currently, limited infrastructure makes food distribution challenging, with long wait times and a lack of organization affecting both ...
Heart & Soul Group
Trestle Tables
GOAL
$12,694
Australia > SA > Metro
01/03/2025 > 28/02/2026
Field of Interest
- Community and economic development
- Individual/family services and support
Target Population
- People experiencing socio-economic disadvantage or vulnerability
- People experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Heart & Soul Group
Every week, Heart & Soul Group is freeing vulnerable South Australians of the worry about how they will access wholesome food for themselves and their family. A growing number of people in our community are in need of food assistance, arising from a range of often complicated circumstances. The food relief centres offer more than just food for attendees to take home and prepare to nourish their bodies. Anybody who cannot afford to buy food or is going hungry will be respectfully welcomed at the markets by a team of volunteers, many of whom empathise with the plight having been in the same situation.
Kindness and understanding go hand-in-hand with the food offered by Heart & Soul Group. Many market-goers gather to enjoy the friendships that have been fostered over the time they have attended, also to share cooking inspiration about how to make healthy food that their family will love.
Project Summary
This project aims to enhance the operations of our Food Relief Centres by purchasing 20 lightweight trestle tables. The tables will be used to streamline food sorting and distribution, significantly improving the efficiency of our service delivery. Currently, limited infrastructure makes food distribution challenging, with long wait times and a lack of organization affecting both clients and volunteers. The new tables will create a cleaner, more accessible setup for food distribution, providing a respectful, dignified experience for vulnerable individuals, including those facing food insecurity, homelessness, and financial hardship.
By improving the infrastructure, we will increase our capacity to serve a larger number of individuals each month, helping to meet the rising demand for food relief. This will directly address the challenges of food insecurity in the community, particularly after recent natural disasters such as bushfires and floods, which have displaced families and disrupted food supply chains.
The project will also benefit our volunteers and staff, as the ergonomic design of the tables will reduce physical strain, improve working conditions, and enhance productivity. Volunteers will be trained to efficiently use the new tables, ensuring smoother operations and greater community involvement.
Overall, this project will create a more efficient, accessible, and sustainable food relief system, increasing the support available to vulnerable groups and improving the overall impact of our services. The tables will play a vital role in helping us better serve the growing needs of the community.
Project Outcomes
The expected outcomes of this project are multi-faceted, aimed at improving the efficiency, accessibility, and impact of our Food Relief Centres.
Increased Efficiency: By purchasing 20 lightweight trestle tables, we will streamline food sorting and distribution processes, significantly reducing wait times. This will allow us to serve more individuals in a shorter time, addressing the growing demand for food relief.
Enhanced Accessibility and Dignity: The new tables will create an organized, clean, and accessible food distribution setup, ensuring a more respectful and dignified experience for vulnerable individuals, including those experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, and financial hardship.
Expanded Capacity: With improved infrastructure, we will be able to serve a larger number of individuals each month, directly addressing the increased need for food relief due to recent natural disasters like bushfires and floods, which have disrupted food supply chains and displaced families.
Improved Volunteer and Staff Well-being: The ergonomic design of the tables will reduce physical strain on volunteers and staff, creating a more efficient and productive working environment. Volunteers will also receive training on optimizing the new setup, fostering a positive working atmosphere.
Sustainability and Long-Term Impact: By increasing the operational capacity and efficiency of our Food Relief Centres, the tables will support our long-term mission of providing consistent, dignified, and sustainable food relief to vulnerable community members, ensuring continued support during times of crisis.
Overall, the project will improve both the quality and capacity of services for vulnerable individuals, ensuring a stronger, more resilient food relief network.
Budget Breakdown
TOTAL BUDGET: $12,694
FUNDING
| Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Funding Gap | $12,694 |
EXPENSES
| Expense item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Trestle Tables | $12,694 |
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