Food for Thought
Hotham Mission works with schools, community service providers and agencies to deliver the Food for Thought program – an initiative that provides young people and families with access to fresh and non-perishable food.
Program Info:
Who
Young People
When
Throughout the School Term
Where
Outreach – By Referral Only
Essential Food Supplies
Every Thursday during school term
Hotham Mission provides weekly food supplies, directly to schools/organisations, for distribution to young people experiencing food insecurity. Equivalent to a reusable supermarket bag worth (containing perishable and non-perishable food items).
Breakfast Club
Throughout the school term
Hotham Mission assists with the food provisions that enable a school to provide breakfast to all students, to make sure those engaging with education don’t go hungry.
Cooking Class
Fortnightly during the school term
Partnering with a local school, Hotham Mission runs a cooking class aimed at encouraging young people to better understand how to prepare and engage with healthy, low-cost, homemade meals.
Lunchtime Vouchers
Throughout the school term
Hotham Mission provides a subsidised lunchtime food voucher program to students through their school canteen. This facilitates the purchase of healthy lunches for those students who would otherwise go hungry.