09/03/2026
Urgent need of sponsors, donors, Philanthropic, business or local corporate funding. We operate in the Playford council area and are looking to upscale our operation. We do not get any government funding, so we are constantly applying for grants and funding, the main problem with this is the long wait times for any confirmation.
Times are getting tough out there with the cost of living as it is today. Many families are unable to supply three meals a day for their children, and we see many children going to school without any breakfast, lunch or both, simply because their families don't have the money to supply these meals. Now everybody assumes that schools have breakfast clubs, well that is true in some cases but not in all. Some schools only supply breakfast a couple of days a week, and others don't supply any at all. Then there are the kids getting themselves to school well after the bell has gone, and breakfast club has finished for the day. Who feeds these children? We do; we supply food packs which contain non-perishable food products and are able to be kept in school for the week and given out as and when children need them. We work closely with wellbeing coordinators to make sure these packs go to the children in need. A child can have one meal or several meals, as is the required for each family situation. As well as our meal packs we have supplied various cooking supplies, bread, spreads, cereals, milk, milo, fruit juice, fresh fruit, and family food packs. We have been supplying our food packs for 5 years now and are constantly asked by other schools for assistance as many don't have enough funds to carry out their own food programs. We have also provided fresh fruit for local kids attending netball competitions on Friday nights. We have been able to supply goods in kind to the Women's & men's sheds, Eastern Park Netball club, and special donations to our good friends at The Playford Community Fund.