Halal Food Bank Melbourne – Halal Food Bank Melbourne

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HALAL FOOD BANK
MELBOURNE INC.

Manifesting traditional Islamic knowledge and spirituality to benefit the community through service.

In 2011, Halal Food Bank began as a humble community initiative with a small group of volunteers who would collect, sort, pack and distribute food donations to partner organisations to provide to their clientele. Our Food Bank focuses on Halal food, however anyone in need is welcome to receive support. In 2022, with increased community support and our first Government grant, we have secured a 10-year lease of our new warehouse in Campbellfield. From a small project in a team member’s garage to donated spaces in Dandenong (for a year) and then another in Watsonia (for eight years) by a valued community members, we now have a long-term home.

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NEED HELP

CAN HELP

WILL DONATE

Field Partners

Special State Government Funded Campaign

Multicultural Covid Taskforce grant from Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
Islamic Council of Victoria

We Are Here Campaign

Muslim Aid Australia
Community Care Network
United Muslim Migrant Association
Pillars of Guidance Community Centre

OUR MISSION

MANIFESTING TRADITIONAL ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUALITY TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE

The Halal Food Bank in Melbourne is run entirely by volunteers and purely with donations, and aims to provide halal, nutritionally sound food to needy families, those who require crisis support, and asylum seekers on a monthly basis.

OUR BOX CONTAINS...

STARCH

Rice 2kg
Flour 1kg
Pasta 1kg

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Canned fruit 800g
Canned vegetables 800g

DAIRY

Long life milk 1L

PROTEINS

Canned Tuna 400g
Canned Legumes 800g

SWEET ITEM

Biscuits 250g

OTHER

Cooking oil 750m
Sugar 1kg
Pasta sauce 600g
Tea

COVID-19 - 'WE ARE HERE' CAMPAIGN

MID 2020 - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

In response to Covid-19, Halal Food Bank, alongside our field partners established the ‘We Are Here’ campaign. During the strict Covid-19 lockdown in mid 2020, with increasing job losses and Melbourneans struggling financially, the demand for our food hampers increased substantially.

The ‘We Are Here’ campaign aims to provide food+hygiene hampers directly to those affected by Covid-19 related unemployment/restrictions. These hampers also consisted of face masks and hand sanitisers.

Parallel to this campaign, Islamic Council of Victoria requested hampers for their own distribution to those in need. Funded by the State Government of Victoria, we have supplied upto 1750 hampers in a 12 month period.

We are thankful for the continued support of donors, our field partners and volunteers during these uncertain times.

Donation

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Volunteer

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Sharfi Ruknudeen

Chairperson

Ahanee Rind

Vice Chairperson

Amr Fouda

Secretary

Mailaab Rind

Treasurer

Zohal Yaqubi

Board Member

Mostafa Haroun

Board Member

Rasad Merchant

Board Member

TESTIMONIALS

Volunteer

“I volunteer with the Halal Food Bank – Melbourne for several reasons. The first and foremost is the amazing dedication and hard work by the organisers of this initiative. Seeing the humility, devotion and effort that is put in month after month is truly inspiring. The precision and care that is taken when organising this food drive is incredible and it is a driving force in my wanting to come back every month. Furthermore, the selflessness involved in this service is rather humbling. Witnessing the coming together of such a diverse group of people on a monthly basis with the sole intention of serving others is both uplifting and refreshing. Secondly, the care taken to ensure that the organisations we supply are responsible and equitable, ensures me that this initiative is making a conscientious effort to contribute in the best way possible. Finally, I truly believe that one must consistently dedicate time and effort toward the service of others, as it is a core principal of mental and spiritual wellbeing. Thus, to me, volunteering at the Halal Food Bank on a monthly basis is an opportunity to increase my gratitude and awareness of the plight of others.”

Volunteer Driver

“Since the Halal Food Bank – Melbourne was introduced to the IMCV (Indonesian Muslim Community of Victoria, Australia) in Westall Mosque more than a year ago, alhamdulillah the response has been very strong. Our food donation box is always filling up quickly. Food is an immense aspect of our culture, and the thought of some people around us struggling to get enough to eat gives us grief. Especially when they are our brothers and sisters in Islam who find it difficult to get halal food in their very limited resources. We are grateful to be given these opportunities to be able to regularly assist others in need. We also feel humbled to be able to share our rizq with the wider community around us. Thank you to Halal Food Bank for helping us to help others.”

Volunteer

“Volunteering with the Halal Food Bank – Melbourne has been a humbling and inspiring experience, alhamdullillah. I am grateful that Allah SWT has blessed my family with an opportunity to be part of an organisation which provides such a worthy and vital service. Alhamdullillah, due to our involvement, we have gained many personal rewards.

Donor & Packing day Attendee

As a mother of 2 young children, I felt it was crucial to educate them in the importance and blessings of sadaqah and charity as well as having a general community and social awareness, and alhamdullillah the team at HFB were very supportive of this. Due to the time spent volunteering at HFB-Mel, my daughter has learnt that, whilst for Muslims it is essential to generously give our wealth in charity, it is just as important to regularly give, by way of generosity of spirit. She has learnt that examples of this can be volunteering your time to those less fortunate or sick, being kind to others, or with something as simple as a smile. Our experience at HFB-Mel has also provided me with a great platform to present and reinforce two core islamic principles to my children: 1. Being humble and grateful to Allah SWT for the mercies He bestows upon us (such as rizq and good health). 2. We should constantly be purifying our intentions as a constant reminder to strive to please Allah SWT alone as reward and blessings come only from Him. InshaAllah she will learn these lessons by witnessing the examples of the inspiring team/volunteers at HFB-Mel. I thank Allah SWT that my daughter has role models who are smart, dedicated, passionate and sincere, alhamdullillah. May Allah SWT continously bless, protect and reward all those involved with the Halal Food Bank. Ameen.”

OUR RECIPIENTS & FIELD PARTNERS

Halal Food Bank is partnered with other aid organisations. We supply the food parcels to these organisations, who distribute them to their clientele. We are also able to refer people directly to our partner organisations to get access to HFB boxes and any other assistance they may require