Last Saturday we resumed our regular deliveries to Poets Corner in Waterloo and the neighbouring public housing towers in Redfern.

Local residents welcomed us back along with the Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, NSW Government and Councillor Linda Scott, City of Sydney Council who joined us on our bread run for the day.

The Redfern and Waterloo districts are home to many public housing tenants. We share bread donated by Coles Supermakets and SecondBite with residents living in and around public housing areas to offset any food insecurity they may be experiencing but mainly to show we remain connected and care about the health and well-being of these communities.

Gift of Bread is making all the difference in many local communities around Sydney. 

SLEEPING IT ROUGH ON THE STREET

The Vinnies Western Sydney Community Sleepout at Western Sydney University is a night for local community members, corporate partners, sports personalities and government representatives to band together to support the work of Vinnies Western Sydney in helping those at risk of homelessness.

Homelessness is a growing problem. More than 116,000 Australians sleep rough each night of the year. That’s 1 in 200 people, 44% are women and 27% are under the age of 18.

Last night we supplied bread for the evening’s sausage sizzle. This morning we provided breakfast (bacon and eggs in a brioche bun donated by Luxe Bakery) for more than 120 sleepers who contributed to the cause by sleeping out for a night and raising vital funds for Vinnies programs across the Western Sydney region.

LIVE & LET LOOSE ROCK'N'ROLL

Last Saturday night was a blast at the Forest Inn Bexley with the fast and heavy sound of classic raw rock. The normally quiet suburban pub was shaking out some huge party vibes as 'She Was Hot' put on another great performance and a successful fundraiser for Gift of Bread.

Radio personalities Andrea Nevill and Paul Shiel speak with Marcel De Maria co-founder of Gift of Bread on Koori Radio 93.7FM

GIFT OF BREAD SUPPORTS NAIDOC WEEK

This year the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, representing the newly formed Eora NAIDOC Community Group, held their inaugural 2019 Eora Inner City NAIDOC Family Fun Day at Redfern Park on Friday 12 July.

Gift of Bread proudly supplied a variety of different artisan breads for the BBQ held at this free event. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins go back to the emergence of campaigning Aboriginal groups in the 1920s, who sought to increase awareness of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians in the wider community.