Culturally appropriate meals will now be available to those in need thanks to a recent funding boost for Albury-Wodonga Regional Foodshare.
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The Victorian government grant of $265,000 means that Foodshare can engage with around 12 cafes, hospitality businesses and cooking programs across the Border region.
Another portion of the funding will also go towards the community pantry program which allows the not-for-profit to distribute food hampers.
Foodshare general manager Peter Matthews said this is the first time they've been able to provide these kinds of cultural meals.
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"This particular initiative has enabled us to engage with people who can cook food for specific communities, like African food and Bhutanese food," he said.
"All of those groups are making food for their communities and for us through the funding from the Victorian government.
"We've also engaged cooking groups from places like Wangaratta through the program so we've got a much broader range of food available and a greater quantity of frozen food as well. "
"We're able to now provide hampers which have a complete range of foods, fresh fruit and vegetables and across a whole range of household needs as well," he said.
"The hampers have a retail value of $150 so it's really a good week's supply of food for people in need who can get that from us." Mr Matthews said the food hampers will now also feature a greater range of foods as well.
"This has enabled us to meet the needs of a much broader spectrum of people in the community and that's the critical element," he said.
Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes said this was an investment from the state government that she was proud to see.
"It's an investment well spent, this is a community organisation of over 120 volunteers which is all about making sure people who are doing it tough don't go without food," she said.
"The last thing we want people worrying about is putting food on the table and organisations such as Albury-Wodonga Regional Foodshare are just phenomenal.
"I couldn't be prouder of the fact that the Victorian government is investing to ensure that organisations like this can continue to do such good for the community.
"Every Victorian should have access to healthy food and essential items, which is why we are expanding our support for food relief services across the state - including right here in Wodonga."
This funding is part of a broader package announced by the Victorian government in June, with $4.5 million allocated to boost the capacity of the state's food relief hubs.