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At the moment, many international students in Sydney are struggling.

The Covid19 crisis has wiped out their part-time employment and most don’t qualify for government assistance. As this wonderful video I posted a few weeks ago shows, it’s been left to charitable organisations and the wider community to provide them with support during these unexpectedly difficult times.

I was chatting to a friend about this recently and wondering if there was anything I might be able to do to help. She pointed me to the Addi Road Food Pantry, based within the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville, which is also home to Reverse Garbage and The Bower. Not only do they offer low cost, rescued food to the community at highly affordable prices, but they also support literally anyone who needs help by supplying them with Food Relief boxes of essential groceries for free. The  photos and information in this post come directly from their website…

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I popped in yesterday to ask if I could bake for them but it wasn’t possible – they can’t take home cooked food from folks who aren’t certified by the Department of Health. But there are two ways in which we can help.

Firstly, we can donate food and toiletries – here’s the wishlist from their website…

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Secondly, we can make small donations (I’m not sure these are tax deductible), and by small, I mean really little. For $10, you can donate a box of groceries to a family who might otherwise go hungry this week. That’s what it costs to buy two takeaway coffees here in Sydney. The cash is used to buy groceries from the Food Pantry, which I think is how they manage to fill a box for so few dollars.

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Pete and I made a donation last night and I wanted to share this with any fellow Sydneysiders and Inner West residents who might be interested in supporting them.

In these crazy times, it’s a blessing to have organisations working so hard to ensure that people in need are given as much support as possible! ♥