- Through a
distribution network of over 650 registered welfare agencies
and community organizations, VicRelief Foodbank provides emergency
aid across the whole of Victoria efficiently, equitably and
impartially.
- This network
enables VicRelief Foodbank to provide aid to low-income earners,
the unemployed, victims of domestic violence, refugees, sole
parents, disabled people and homeless persons.
- In 2007-08
VicRelief Foodbank distributed more than $18 million worth of
emergency aid to disadvantaged Victorians.
- Each year
for the past three years, the food support provided by VicRelief
Foodbank has enabled more than 5 million free meals to provided to
individuals and families across Victoria.
- As a
principal partner in Emergency Relief Victoria, VicRelief Foodbank
is a key contributor to a more cohesive and professional emergency
relief sector.
- VicRelief
Foodbank is a critical contributor in the Victorian
Government Disaster Response and Recovery Plan, providing
state-wide assistance to Victorian’s who have become displaced as a
result of bushfires, floods or drought.
Reaching
out to Victorians in need
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