The Foodbank

Food is a right.

The Foodbank is a wing of the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne, Australia. The centre sees that no asylum seekers go hungry, suffers from malnutrition or is unable to feed their families.

Providing asylum seekers with donated food, the Foodbank began as a grassroots campaign of survival, dignity and compassion. The Foodbank ensures that shopping is an enjoyable, dignified and equitable process.

Asylum seekers can come to the Foodbank once a week. They can select the foods that they most need and most enjoy. The Foodbank is an equitable system that takes into account family size and means. This ensures that the distribution of donated or purchased food is sufficient, fair and a positive experience.

Since opening its doors in June 2001, the ASRC in Melbourne has become the largest provider of aid, advocacy and health services for asylum seekers in Australia. The ASRC directly works with asylum seekers, both living in our community and detention, to provide direct aid and support as they seek refugee status in Australia.

For futher information on the Foodbank and the ASRC, please visit http://www.asrc.org.au/

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