The rising cost of rent, fuel, interest rates and other necessities is creating situations where people must choose between buying food and meeting other financial responsibilities, such as paying bills. In the past year alone, 12,500 Canberrans ran out of food and could not afford to buy more.
Record numbers of people in our community are going hungry for the first time, and help is available thanks to Canberra’s food pantries.
Food pantries provide low-cost and free food items to anyone that needs them. To find out more, we spoke to the UCX Food Pantry, located at the University of Canberra (UC).
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We all need a little help sometimes. If you’re finding it difficult to feed yourself and / or your family, we encourage you to find your local food pantry now at interactive map.
Alternatively, you can find out more in person at the Community Info Hub, located at the Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Canberra or call the Hub on 02 6248 7988.
