The youth across the states in Brisbane, New South Wales and Victoria are engaged in providing food and grocery hampers consisting of fruits, vegetables, condiments, non-perishables, milk and bread to families, as well as hot cooked meals. All services are rendered completely free of charge. The aim is to ensure that no one who approaches the youth for help goes to sleep hungry.

This month, the youth in Brisbane have begun expanding their existing meals programme to start delivering food hampers to families in need. The hampers and meals have been delivered weekly to some schools within the lowest socio-economic areas in the city. Bread and breakfast supplies have also been provided to schools that are used by the Principal to provide breakfast and lunch to students who have missed out on having these meals during school time. In addition, there is a local indigenous group to whom hampers are also being provided to support single mothers.

This month, youth in Melbourne have provided hampers consisting of food and groceries, personal hygiene items, self-care items and children’s items to 54 refugee and disadvantaged families located in the Wyndham area who have been impacted by the current COVID-19 pandemic. With the second wave of COVID-19 hitting Victoria quite badly, the majority of cases are in the Wyndham area. This service has been possible through a partnership forged with the local non-profit centre called the Wyndham Park Community Centre. With this new partnership the youth hope to continue serving in this area well into the future as the impact of COVID-19 will continue to be felt for the foreseeable future.