Southern Ports Chief People and Sustainability Officer Monica Birkner (left) and Southern Ports Regional Manager – Esperance Scott Bates (right) with Esperance Care Services’ CEO Chris Meyer, Emergency Relief Coordinator Click and Assistant Manager Tim Currie with Foodbank WA hampers.
A partnership between Southern Ports and Foodbank WA is set to continue supplying meal hampers to vulnerable members of regional communities including Esperance.
A Southern Ports spokesperson said the $25,000 partnership would help supply 1,360 food hampers throughout the Great Southern, South West and Goldfields-Esperance regions over the coming year.
Foodbank WA’s Albany and Bunbury operations will provide hampers to the South West and Great Southern, while Foodbank WA partners with Esperance Care Services to provide hampers in the Esperance region.
Esperance Care Services Chief Executive Officer Chris Meyer said the support from Southern Ports through Foodbank was extremely welcome.
“We provide emergency relief in the form of hampers to communities beyond just Esperance – including to Norseman, Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun,” Mr Meyers said.
“Extra support for what we do significantly boosts the support our staff and volunteers can provide to those in need within our region.
“As a locally-run charity we rely on businesses in our community like Southern Ports, so we can focus on providing much-needed relief.”
Last year 370,000 Western Australian households experienced food insecurity, with many skipping meals or going whole days without food. This includes over 120,000 children who experience hunger on a daily basis.
