DONATE FOOD ONLINE

It is not safe or permitted to accept food and groceries direct from the public during Stage 4 restrictions.

During this time we are still able to receive your Coles Online donations so please check our urgent grocery list below for the most-needed items each week. If you have any questions about donating food please email Foodbank foodandgoods@asrc.org.au.

Most-needed food and groceries:

• Tuna in oil 400g
• Tinned tomatoes
• Tinned vegetable peas, corn, carrots
• Tinned legumes chickpeas, lentils, red, black & white beans
• Coconut cream
• Honey
• Unsalted nuts almonds, cashews, walnuts
• Dried fruit dates, apricots, sultanas
• Spices cinnamon, turmeric, chilli, cumin
• Chocolates
• Sweet or savoury biscuits
• Black tea bags
• Instant coffee
• Pasta 500g packs penne, spirals, shells
• Full cream UHT milk 1 litre
• Soap bars
• Toothbrushes adult single or twin
• Buy sanitary pads through Tsuno

Instructions:

1. Go to shop.coles.com.au -> Log in or sign up to Coles (right-hand side of screen)
2. Select ‘Choose a collection time’ on the right-hand side of screen
3. Select ‘Choose another collection location nearby’
4. Type ‘Deer Park 3023’ as the servicing suburb in the search field – this is the Coles store that delivers your donation to ASRC free of charge
5. Click on the ‘Coles Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Donation’ tab
6. Click on ‘Choose a collection time’
7. Select either  Tuesday or Thursday  9.00am–11.00am timeslot
8. Select ‘bag my groceries’ (this is the only option during COVID-19)
9. Start shopping and complete your order – Coles will deliver your donation free of charge to our ASRC Foodbank, you do not need to collect the order!

Please note that the ordering window for Tuesday closes at midday Monday, and the Thursday window closes at midday Wednesday.

MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION

You can also support our work with a financial donation which allows us to continue purchasing the food and groceries we need to keep our Foodbank shelves well-stocked and ensure food security for the people we support. While this is a more expensive way to provide support, it is necessary during Stage 4 restrictions.

The ASRC supports more than a thousand people seeking asylum with food and essential groceries each fortnight. By making a financial donation to our Foodbank during Stage 4 restrictions you are giving us the choice and power to purchase the food and supplies we need to continue this support.

Thank you for your continued compassion and support during this difficult time and we look forward to returning to business as usual in the coming weeks.

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