Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Shepparton Foodshare remains open to ensure the most vulnerable in our community can access food and personal hygiene products, to do this it has had to adapt its operations. The Foodshare team of volunteers will be putting together ‘food boxes’ and delivering them as of next week to the agencies that are at the frontline, some of which are receiving up to 50 calls for food each day.
Shepparton Foodshare board chair, Rod Schubert said, “We are hearing that so many more people in our community are in desperate need for food at this time of crisis however agencies currently don’t have the capacity to collect and distribute it. To ensure these people in most need receive food the board made the decision to adapt operations to cater for this crisis situation that is changing daily.”
It is heartening that the Greater Shepparton community, who are all experiencing challenges themselves, have not forgotten about those in most need through offers to volunteer and to donate food where they can. Shepparton Foodshare really needs these food and personal hygiene product donations to continue if you are able to assist. What they most need currently is packet meals, pasta sauce, rice, cereal, spreads, eggs and soap. If you can donate any of these items there are various drop off points as follows –
Southern Cross Austereo, 625 Wyndham Street, Shepparton.
Mon – Fri, 9am to 5pm
Bicaro’s Ristorante, 30 North Street, Shepparton
Tue – Sat, 5pm and 8pm (or call and they will collect on Foodshare’s behalf)
Shepparton Foodshare, 30 Young Street, Mooroopna
Mon – Thu, 8am – 12 noon
Financial donations are another way you can assist. To donate, go to the website at www.sheppartonfoodshare.org.au
