By donating food you can help us feed the homelss and hungry. Running a food drive is a great way to help, so we encourage you to collect non-perishable food items and supermarket gift cards.

Beans

Tins of baked beans

Soups

Tins of soup

Fish and meat

Tinned tuna, chicken and braised steak.

Gift cards

Get supermarket and store gift cards.

What we do and don’t need

We have a special duty of care to our guests, because many of them suffer chronic health conditions. So we have a healthy eating policy and we comply with international food safety standards. This means we can only accept certain food donations.

Donating food year-round

  • Tinned spaghetti & baked beans (ring pull only)
  • Tinned tuna & salmon (ring-pull only)
  • Tins of chicken & braised steak (ring pull only)
  • Tinned soup (ring pull only)
  • Tinned fruit and vegetables (ring pull only)
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Pasta sauces
  • Supermarket & store gift cards
  • Cup-a-noodles
  • Chips
  • Crackers
  • Biscuits
  • Cereals
  • Muesli bars
  • Up & Go breakfast drinks
  • Fruit juices/Poppers
  • Boxes of tea and coffee
  • Long life milk
  • Bottled water (600ml)

Christmas food and gift donations

  • Christmas puddings
  • Mince pies
  • Rice
  • Muesli bars
  • Ring pull tinned soup
  • Ring pull tinned fish
  • Ring pull tinned baked beans
  • Ring pull tinned spaghetti
  • Ring pull tinned ham
  • Ring pull tinned fruit
  • Powdered soup
  • Dry Pasta
  • Tea/coffee
  • Up and Go
  • Biscuits
  • Lollies
  • Rice crackers
  • Custard
  • Cereal
  • Noodles packets
  • Long life milk
  • Noodle cups

Childrens toys

  • Lego sets
  • Puzzles & board games
  • Sports balls – Football/basketball
  • Craft & activity sets
  • Soft toys
  • Doll sets
  • Hot Wheel car sets

Adult gifts

  • Store gift vouchers
  • Backpacks
  • Toiletry packs
  • Christmas hampers

Other donations

The following items must be brand new. We can’t accept used or pre-loved items.

  • Backpacks
  • Hoodies
  • Shorts
  • Tracksuits
  • Men’s shoes
  • Disposable shavers

Items we can’t accept

We are fully accredited with a HACCP certification (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points), recognised internationally as the best method of food risk management, so we cannot accept the following items under any circumstances.

  • No cooked food (including Christmas ham & turkey)
  • No raw food
  • No fresh fruit & vegetables
  • No bread, pastry & cakes
  • No cups, plates & other kitchenware
  • No cleaning chemicals
  • No used clothes & bedding
  • No towels
  • No appliances, homeware & furniture
  • No items in glass jars
  • No refrigerated goods
  • No expired & out of date items
  • No items that are damaged

Delivery information

When donating food or other items, please ensure they are listed above with a green tick. We can’t accept any other items.

Delivery address
63 Norton Street, Ashfield, 2131

Delivery hours
8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday
9:00am – 2:00pm weekends

Please email [email protected] or call us if you’d like more information.