Please Help Feed Struggling Families in Crisis this Christmas

Judy knows what it feels like to go to bed hungry. As a child, she often went to school with an empty lunchbox, hiding it so no one would notice. She promised herself her children would never feel that shame.

Now at 70, Judy is raising her two great-nephews, aged 9 and 13. The boys have special needs and require extra care, patience and love. Judy gives them everything she has but on her small pension, it is never enough.

I regularly skip meals or just eat dry toast for dinner to make sure the boys don’t go without - Judy

Christmas is especially hard. Judy saves all year to buy the boys a couple of $5 presents, but one unexpected bill - like when her fridge/freezer broke down - can wipe those plans away.

This is the heartbreaking reality for too many families. Right now, more than 300,000 households in SA & NT struggle to put food on the table each year, and Foodbank can only reach a portion of them. The need is growing faster than ever.

You can change that with your generosity. We urgently need your help before December 20.

With your help, Judy’s boys will have full lunchboxes for school, healthy meals at home and a Christmas Hamper filled with festive food and treats. Your donation will mean they feel joy, not hunger, this Christmas morning.

Please give your Christmas gift today. Your support will bring relief, dignity and hope to families like Judy’s when they need it most.

Foodbank of SA & NT is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR), donations of $2 or more are Tax Deductible.