CARAD Pantry
The CARAD Pantry service reduces financial stress on our clients by providing food (fresh, pantry) and hygiene items. It is an essential service that runs solely on donations received from our community partners, schools and individuals. Every month we source, sort and pack fresh fruits and vegetables, pantry essentials as well as household and personal hygiene items to our clients.
Fresh Food Bags - Packed on a weekly basis, these bags are made up of fresh fruits and vegetables received from our partner organisation, SecondBite. Contents of these bags vary based on availability and seasons.
Pantry Bags - Packed on a weekly basis, these bags are made up of pantry essentials such as tinned vegetables, rice, oil, and more. A full list is available below.
Hygiene Bags - Packed on a monthly basis, these bags are made up of household and personal hygiene items such as shower gel, deodorant, laundry detergent and more. A full list is available below.
What to Donate
Pantry Food Bag
Our Food bags are made up of non-perishable food items that will last a small family (approx. 2 adults) for about 1 week. Bags are distributed according to the need of each family.
A printable list can be found here.
Pantry Hygiene Bag
Our Hygiene bags are made up of personal and household hygiene items. Quantities are designed to cover an average household for approximately 4 - 6 weeks.
A printable list can be found here.
How you can help
The CARAD Pantry is an ongoing service and therefore in continued need of support. There are a number of ways you can help CARAD provide this service.
Place an online order via Coles or Woolworths for a CARAD Pantry or Essentials Bag.
(Delivery Address: 245 Stirling Street, Perth, 6000)
Drop your donations off in person - We are located on 245 Stirling Street, Perth and are open from 9:30am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Become an Ongoing donor - Support the CARAD Pantry by providing ongoing donations of Food or Hygiene items. We are happy to facilitate pick up of donations depending on the amount collected. If you’re interested in this option send an email to pantry@carad.org.au.
Organise a collection drive - Get your friends, family, sports group or work colleagues together to collect items for a CARAD Pantry or a CARAD Hygiene bag. For ideas on how to get started, email pantry@carad.org.au.
Sponsor a Pantry bag - Coming soon!
Each week, CARAD receives donated food free of charge from SecondBite, one of Australia’s largest food rescue organisations. SecondBite provide fresh food and vegetables to our pantry, which are then sorted and packed by our volunteers, to be distributed directly to our asylum seeking clients.
The food provided makes a real difference to the lives of our CARAD families, and ensures that they have healthy, nutritious meals each week. Thank you to SecondBite for your generosity and support!