Can you help support local people doing it tough this winter?
Leah, is helping raise her two grandchildren and says CatholicCare’s Community Kitchen has become a lifeline for her family.
“Knowing my grandchildren are getting a warm, nutritious meal means everything to me,” Leah said. “The meals are absolutely beautiful. The kids enjoy them, and that’s what keeps bringing me back.”
But for Leah, the kitchen offers more than food.
"It has enabled me to make friends, connections in my community and gives me a reason to get up each day,” she said.
Across the Hunter-Manning region, more people are turning to CatholicCare Hunter-Manning for support as cost-of-living pressures continue to rise.
Every week, CatholicCare serves more than 1,000 meals through Community Kitchens in Adamstown, Newcastle, Toronto, Taree and Forster.
These kitchen support people experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, loneliness and social isolation.
CatholicCare Director Lisa Craven said stories like Leah’s show why community support matters.
“Our Community Kitchens provide a hot nutritious meal, compassion and connection to people who may be facing incredibly difficult circumstances,” Lisa said.
“As demand continues to grow, community generosity helps ensure we can continue supporting local people in need.”
CatholicCare’s food programs receive no government funding and rely heavily on donations from the community.
You can help people like Leah.
Your tax-deductible donation will directly support local people and help ensure that families like Leah’s continue to receive meals, care and connection this winter.
We can’t do this work without the generosity ofour community behind us.
