SOPHIE Budd knows first hand what difference a good meal and shelter makes for a homeless person.
The Highgate chef runs the Tranby Mystery Box Challenge where corporates cook meals using rescued food from SecondBite as part of a team building session.
The meals are delivered to residents at Uniting CareWest’s Tranby Centre.
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Ms Budd said spending time with residents at Tranby had taught her not to judge people.
“The assumption is that homeless people are druggies and alcoholics,” she said.
“But when I’ve actually spoken to them it’s predominantly men who have come from big jobs and have families but something’s happened and over a short amount of time they’ve found themselves homeless.
“You can’t just say ‘get a job’ because it takes a team of people like counsellors, and accommodation and job services to help these people.”
Visit https://www.tastebudds.com.au/teambuilding/ to sign up for the Tranby Mystery Box Challenge.
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