Food Rescue For Charities
OzHarvest is committed to helping vulnerable people by delivering delicious, nutritious food to charities across Australia that feed those in need.
Food Rescue For Charities
OzHarvest is committed to helping vulnerable people by delivering delicious, nutritious food to charities across Australia that feed those in need.
Do you need food to support your community?
OzHarvest is here to help, either with rescued food via our yellow vans or we’ll help you get the information you need. If you are interested in our support, please fill out the form below. This will give us all the information we need to know about your organisation.
Our team will then be in touch with next steps! We apologise in advance if we add you to our wait list. We are doing everything we can to get to you and support your programs, and will be in touch as soon as something opens up. Demand on our services is huge and our ability to begin the service depends on a variety of factors.
Essentially, when we have enough excess food donations being offered on a regular basis in your area and that matches your needs then food rescue can commence.
Please register here
Find food help in your area
CLICK HEREFAQs
Demand on our services is huge and our ability to begin the service depends on a variety of factors. Essentially, when we have enough excess food donations being offered on a regular basis in your area and that matches your needs then food rescue can commence.
No. Unfortunately we are not set up logistically to assist individuals. We are happy to recommend an agency near you that we service where you might be able to seek food relief. Please search for food relief in your area, by clicking here.
Technically no. However, we do require basic infrastructure to be in place so you can ensure food safety and a fair and balanced delivery of food to the people you support.
Fruit, vegetables, cooked meals, sandwiches, bakery items, bread, drinks, canned foods/dry stock, dairy.
Volumes of food will depend upon daily availability.
No. As food we have available is the food offered by donors on any given day, specific foods cannot be requested. Additionally, due to ongoing commitments, our food rescue operations cannot cater to events or provide ad hoc food donations. In order to maximise the benefit to the community, we match food available to agencies that have consistent and regular food relief programmes only.
Yes. You will need boxes/crates onsite to transfer the food into.
We currently have regular services based in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Wagga Wagga, Toowoomba, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Central Coast, Sapphire Coast (South and North) Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Cairns.
What our Charities say
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We’re so proud to offer fresh fruit, vegetables, and bread. OzHarvest plays a really big role in helping us provide that to our community.
Ruth Zanker
Director of Community Services at Communities at Work Gungahlin
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A year ago, we were feeding 300 people a week, now it’s over 1000. We rely on OzHarvest deliveries to make sure everyone gets a week of frozen meals, a cooked lunch and a grocery hamper to take home. I don’t know what we’d do without OzHarvest's support.
Joan Sutherland
Founder of The Haven
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The need for food relief in our community is massive because the cost of living is so high. OzHarvest has been such a blessing for us. Their donations give us the ability to hand out free fresh food hampers and stock our kitchen. This is life-changing for every single person who comes through our doors.
Malcom Kennedy
Director of Set Care Free
