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How you can help

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Solving the complex problem of food insecurity needs a whole of community response to develop effective, sustainable, long-term solutions. We are grateful for the significant contribution of our donors, volunteers and partners from business, community and government. You can help make a difference. 

Food hardship in Aotearoa is a complex and challenging problem that requires a whole of community approach to develop effective, sustainable, long-term solutions.

We can’t do this alone and are grateful for the significant contribution of our donors, volunteers, and partners from business, community and government in this mission.

Countdown is our key food partner and has helped fill our foodbank shelves for more than 10 years with rescued food from stores as well as donations from customers through regular fundraising appeals and The Foodbank Project.

We are making progress towards our vision to strengthen food security for whānau and communities but there is more we can do with your help.

You can make a difference by:

  • Join the thousands of other Kiwi individuals and businesses donating groceries and funds direct to our foodbanks through The Foodbank Project – New Zealand’s award-winning innovative online foodbank. Donate at www.foodbank.org.nz
  • Join Goodman Fielder and other businesses donating bulk food to our warehouses. Email partnering@salvationarmy.org.nz to find out more
  • Join Bunnings, Goodman Fielder and other businesses by donating materials and equipment that support our gardening and cooking programmes, pātaka and fitout of our choice model foodbanks. Email partnering@salvationarmy.org.nz to find out more
  • Join our food rescue partners, including Countdown, by donating food that would otherwise go to waste. Email partnering@salvationarmy.org.nz to find out more
  • Volunteer at our mission support warehouses or centres to stock our foodbank shelves, support people shopping in our foodbanks, pack staple or emergency food parcels, run cooking programmes, support our gardening initiatives, build or maintain a local pātaka, or help at a community meal. Email partnering@salvationarmy.org.nz to find out more
  • Explore options to partner with your nearest Salvation Army foodbank. Reach out directly to our local team.  

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