The not-for-profit supporting people with disabilities entered into a partnership with Carevan at the end of last year.

Every Wednesday, up to 10 participants cook in the kitchen at Mercy's Thurgoona site.

Carevan project officer Leanne Johnson said the two groups worked together years ago and she jumped at the opportunity to rekindle that link when Mercy Connect staff reached out.

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"We do four days a week with the schools, going between eight schools in Victoria and NSW, but we also do Mercy Connect on Wednesdays," she said.

"It's been really nice and I can see it growing.

"We cook for 40 people - today they were doing pumpkin soup, sweet and sour pork and jelly slice, utilising everything we have back at the depot.

"They've always got a smile on their face."

Ms Johnson said there was synergy between the two community organisations - she even ran into a former visitor to Carevan at Mercy Connect's Thurgoona site.

"He actually lives here now - he was homeless for a while and really struggling with mental health," she said.

"That was really heartening to know he got that help and he's now here."

Daniel Quinn is among those who cook with Carevan volunteers on Wednesdays and said he'd really enjoyed the activity.

"I want to go and give them a hand one night, see how it goes," he said.

Mercy Connect chief executive Trent Dean said the new partnership built on the program offerings.

"We already had Bottlebrush Cafe at Thurgoona where participants and people with disability learn life skills," he said.

"So now participants can prepare meals for Carevan.

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"They're learning life skills and information about nutrition ... but most importantly they're helping the community.

"We handed out their aprons at the end of last year and we've had really good feedback since then."