During the school term, 170,000 children across Queensland are fed breakfast through school-based breakfast programs, but with school holidays upon us, the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre has created a program to support families in need when school is out.
The Brekky Pack program provides a package of breakfast foods to help families across the region. The centre sought sponsorship to fund the packs that include: a choice of cereal, vegemite or honey, bread, milk, butter, Milo, pancake mix and juice. There were 20 families selected to receive the packs, with collection on Thursday and Friday 3rd and 4th April, ahead of the two-week school holidays.
Whitsunday Transit and Smooth Sailing Financial Consulting each sponsored 10 packs and the program aims to distribute packs at the beginning of each holiday break.
“We know that families are relying on school-based breakfast programs because of the cost of groceries, and our concern was that children won’t have that over the holidays," Rebecca Woods Executive Officer.
The Centre also provides $15 pantry packs that would retail at around $70 and other low and no-cost food options from our My Community Pantry program, these pantry packs are not means tested and are available to any who are struggling to fill their pantries. “The pantry was accessed 362 times in March and 347 in February, for bread, meat, fruit and veg," Ms Woods said
“The Centre is advocating to set up a Food Bank in the near future,” she said, as this would help support these programs and the people they help. So, if you need support, or would like to be involved with sponsoring the program, reach out to the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre on: 4946 7850 or visit them at: 14-20 Hazelwood Crescent, Cannonvale.
Rebecca Woods, Executive Officer with a pack on display. Photo supplied: Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre
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