Pop-up Food Relief Markets
CALD Victorians Networking for Healthy Culturally Appropriate Food Choices
About the project
Since 2020 to-date, in a partnership approach model, based at Living and Learning Pakenham, AfriAus iLEAC has been distributing culturally appropriate food relief packages called ‘Luvpacks’, and other basic needs to 470 Victorian African and other Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) single mothers, mothers with large families, low income earners, unemployed, under-employed women, refugees and asylum seekers. At this stage, AfriAus iLEAC distributes the ‘Luvpacks’ to target African Victorians and other CALD families, homeless people and asylum seekers, on demand, due to lack of sufficient financial resources.

How can you benefit?

The current pop-up food relief market will provide FREE culturally appropriate food packages – called ‘Luvpacks’ – in a dignified way, to vulnerable African Victorian and other CALD single mothers, women with large families, unemployed, under-employed (low income earners), jobseekers, women with disabilities, mothers with children with disabilities, international students, new arrivals (refugee and asylum seekers). To encourage and embrace choice, some of the food items will be on display for people to walk around and choose what they want. Choice is very critical as some people react to certain foods. The displayed food will include ethnic fresh vegetables, fruits fish and selected staple pre-packaged dried foods.
Also, there will be provision of culturally appropriate health literacy, food literacy and financial counselling to targeted individuals or small groups, face-to-face and/or online. The counselling sessions will be conducted via the partnership with Confidence and Self- esteem, Klinical Support Services, Living and Learning Pakenham (LLP), and South East Community Links (SECL), to mention a few partner organisations. It is expected that some of the targeted people will be enabled to start managing their finances and spend wisely according to their earnings.
Activities

The following activities will be delivered via the LUVPACKS Partnership (Liberian Youth Association of Victoria, United Muslim Sisters of Latrobe Valley, Victorian Association Of Malawians and Friends, AfriAus iLEAC, Pan African Australasian Diaspora Network, Coach Trainer Academy, Konnext RightNow, South East Victorian Women Youth and Children Association, Sudanese Mothers Coalition in Victoria, Masomo Mbele Foundation, Gippsland Sudanese Association, Waziristan Education and Welfare Association of Victoria, and Oceania Office):
- Provide culturally appropriate food packages – called ‘Luvpacks’. To encourage and embrace choice, some of the food items will be on display for people to walk around and choose what they Choice is very critical as some people react to certain foods. The displayed food will include ethnic fresh vegetables, fruits fish and selected staple pre- packaged dried foods.
Calendar of our “Free food corner” pop up markets
UPCOMING
PAST

Cardinia- Officer– 4th Feb 2023, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Complete the pre-order forms 24 hours before coming to the pop up market and send it to [email protected] so that we can prepare your Luvpack bag/s of goodies!
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Get In Touch
Pakenham Victoria 3810, Australia
Mob: +61 434 540 298
e: [email protected]