$30,000 in grants over the past two years from the Give Where You Live Foundation have helped Hesse Rural Health to establish food relief services in Winchelsea.
With data suggesting that Winchelsea had a high proportion of low income and single parent households, and Hesse Rural Health seeing people forego meals to afford essential medicines or to pay bills, a foodbank project was implemented.
Bringing the community together to work on the project, the funding supported the employment of a Foodbank Coordinator who facilitated the initial project and continues to oversee the community foodbank. With plenty of support from the local community, the Winchelsea Community Foodbank is thriving with donations of homegrown produce.
The Give Where You Live Foundation is proud to provide grant funding and partner with Hesse Rural Health on this important project which is helping to feed an average of 114 people per week in Winchelsea. We’re so proud of the work Hesse Rural Health has done in identifying this very real issue and working with the community to make real change.