Food Insecurity in the time of COVID-19

We fight hunger by sourcing food for people in need

The hunger crisis

One in five people in Australia were food insecure at some point in the last 12 months.

What we do

Foodbank is the pantry to the charity sector in Australia.

The result

Last year alone, we sourced enough food for over 75 million meals.

MESSAGE FROM FOODBANK AUSTRALIA CEO, BRIANNA CASEY

Latest Foodbank News

Foodbank Hunger Report 2020

Three in ten Australians Now experiencing food insecurity had not gone hungry before the pandemic. Young people are being hardest hit by the impact of Covid-19.

Vulnerable students and migrants from Nepal living in Australia have felt the full social and economic impacts of COVID-19. With fewer resources to support themselves during the crisis, many Nepalese students experienced the anguished fear of not knowing where their next meal was coming from, until Foodbank became part of their world.

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Information on how Foodbank is responding to the current Covid-19 issue to ensure that food rescue and food relief continues without disruption.

Bushfire Recovery

Foodbank is playing a crucial role in the recovery operation to assist communities affected by the unprecedented bushfire crisis which is devastated communities across the country in January 2020. Foodbank is delivering exactly what is needed, when and where it’s needed in order to efficiently and effectively support the relief efforts.