Maura Marshall (CARAD Volunteer).
Camera IconMaura Marshall (CARAD Volunteer). Credit: Supplied/Supplied

Demand increases for CARAD Foodbank

Denise S. CahillWestern Suburbs Weekly

CENTRE for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD) is experiencing an increased demand for its Foodbank services.

The not-for-profit runs a Foodbank with fresh food provided by Second Bite and pantry items, including toiletries, baby supplies and household cleaning products, donated by the community.

CARAD general manager Joanna Josephs said Foodbank provided weekly groceries for about 100 people seeking asylum.

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“We have been experiencing an increasing demand for our Foodbank as more people seeking asylum are being cut off from government-funded income support and are left without money to buy food for themselves and their family,” she said.

Community News has joined the Feed WA Appeal, a national fundraiser that uses donations to provide grants to not-for-profits that help people in your neighbourhood.

Just 50 cents can provide a meal for someone in need.

Part of the nationwide Feed Appeal, it provides grants of up to $50,000 to help grassroots charities boost their capacity to store, cook and distribute food for struggling families, individuals, pensioners and students.

Buy a $1 Feed Appeal token at any Woolworths store during July and your donation will go twice as far – it will provide two meals for people in need.

To learn more, donate or apply for a grant, go to feedappeal.org.au and follow the links.

CARAD, which will apply for a Feed Appeal grant to increase storage at its office, has also started WA’s first social enterprise food truck that provides employment opportunities for people seeking asylum and refugees, called the ‘Fare Go Food Truck’.

For more information on donating Foodbank items, visit www.carad.org.au.