Family Works Food Bank

Redundancy, unexpected large bills, illness – there are many reasons why some families find themselves in extreme financial circumstances.  The Family Works South Canterbury food bank provides urgent assistance to families we are working with.

Emergency food parcels of daily essentials are provided on a case by case basis. Families needing short-term support usually connect through Family Works services and referrals often come through from other community agencies such as the Police, Oranga Tamariki, Plunket, Public Health Nurses, local schools, migrant families through Multicultural Aoraki and some Pacifica and Tongan families.

With a steady increase in the number of families seeking urgent assistance the continued support from our community enables us to keep making a difference when and where help is most needed.

Local Community Support

The Family Works South Canterbury food bank is made possible through generous donations of money and food through people in our local community.  Often businesses and schools might have a ‘bring a can to work/school day’ to assist the Family Works Food Bank.  We also have an annual Food Drive the week of South CANterbury Anniversary weekend in September – we would love for you to get involved!  Contact our Fundraising & Marketing Manager at marketing@pssc.co.nz to find out more.

Thanks to donations from the South Canterbury community (including individuals, families, businesses and groups) Family Works are able to provide food   parcels to those in South Canterbury that need them the most.  In the past 12 months Family Works has distributed over 1928 food parcels to support children and families in South Canterbury.

We are so incredibly thankful to the Community Trust Mid & South Canterbury for their continued support of our Emergency Food Bank.