Donvale's Vantage Point Church program co-ordinator Julie O'Connell with the new van she uses for picking up food donations. Pictures: CARMELO BAZZANO N21DT304

Donvale food van to help families

Vantage Point Church has doubled the number of families it helps feed since purchasing a refrigerated delivery van with a $10,000 Feed Melbourne grant.

Freedom Care co-ordinator Karin Kostas stacks shelves with fresh vegies.

Grant buys a good feed

A WALLAN- based emergency relief organisation has received a $5000 Feed Melbourne grant to help combat the growing food crisis across the region.

Patricia Green says the money her society received was spent on food and food vouchers.

Feed Melbourne: Helping families

Patricia Green – president of the Waverley Benevolent Society – highlights how FeedMelbourne has helped the people of Monash make ends meet.

FareShare vice president Sandy Dudakov (Picture: TONY GOUGH N26MP802)

Grants benefit charities

THIRTY-ONE charities are set to share in more than $200,000 in grants thanks to Feed Melbourne.

It's lunchtime at Cornerstone Contact Centre in Dandenong

Cornerstone receives $10,000 grant

The Dandenong drop-in centre’s role just got a little easier with a $10,000 grant from Leader’s Feed Melbourne campaign.

FaithCare has received $10,000 in Feed Melbourne funding

Donation extends Donvale charity’s reach

Donvale’s FaithCare Relief Fund has received $10,000 from Leader’s Feed Melbourne campaign to go towards the purchase of a refrigerated truck.

The Destiny Care team (from left) - welfare co-ordinator Alison Sutherland, Cheryl Dixon, Sotirios Dimos, Laurel Webb and Alf Galea - hand out hampers

Boost for Kingston needy

A Dingley charity providing locals struggling to make ends meet with food hampers has received a $10,000 grant through Leader’s Feed Melbourne campaign.

Cheryl Johnson from Northern Community Church of Christ, which received $6000 through the Feed Melbourne campaign and will buy a new trailor to pick up food. Picture: Adam Elwood

Grant helps meet growing hunger pains

Making ends meet is getting harder for charities devoted to stamping out hunger, such as Preston’s Northern Community Church of Christ, which is making every dollar count.

William Kelly, Fatima Melham, Christian Garcia and Sandra Azzopardi at Gateway Social Support Options. Picture: DAVID SMITH

Feeding the needy in South Kingsville

GATEWAY Social Support Options has been rewarded for its work in collecting and distributing food to the needy with a $15,000 Feed Melbourne grant.

Volunteer Angela Pemberton, director Brian Massey, Reverend David Devine, Rowville Baptist Carers president Sharyn Richards and co-ordinator of single mum's support group Flying Solo, Jodie Chambers.

Church cooking with grant

Rev David Devine is hoping to turn Knox’s hungry mouths into smiling faces with the help of a $10,000 Leader Feed Melbourne grant.