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.