Food for thought
Published on 13 December 2021
Avoca Community Food Pantry Inc
At times it is difficult to put food on the table, for instance when a lot of bills come in at once.
The Food Pantry in Avoca enables people to ‘get a hand up’ when those times arise.
At the Food Pantry, registered participants can obtain a food hamper, usually consisting of non-perishable foods, free of charge. These foods are generally a mixture of general use foods, pasta, tinned fruit, tinned fish, sauces, long life milk and any additional stock items available that fortnight. Sometimes fresh and frozen products are available as well.
When you register with the Food Pantry you will be asked to indicate whether you are a single person or a family, and you will be issued a hamper with goods according to those criteria. The hamper does NOT contain fresh food. No health care card is required.
Your participation in the food pantry is confidential, whilst you will need to give your family details, this information will not be passed on to anyone else.
The Avoca Food Pantry is open fortnightly, on Fridays between 1:00 – 3:00pm, and is located in the community health building in 13 Liebig Street, Avoca (next to Tristar, entry through the door on the right in the parking area.) You will need to collect your hamper, we are unable to deliver.
The dates for 2021 are as follows: December 24th
We can be contacted through the Avoca Information Centre on 5465 1000. Staff there will pass your message on to us. As we are all volunteers, we may not be able to return your call immediately, but we will endeavor to do so asap, within 48 hours.
The Beaufort Food Pantry is located at the rear of the Beaufort Community Resource Centre, access is from the front and the rear of the building. The Beaufort Food Pantry is open every second Friday 11am-1pm, emergency food parcels can be accessed by calling 0457 469 097.
The Beaufort Food Pantry offers frozen food, general use food (pantry items), bread, seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables.
The dates for 2021 are as follows: December 17th
The Beaufort Food Pantry volunteers want to reassure community members that this is a safe, confidential and non judgmental service.