Food Connections Clarence
Summary
Food connects people, and in Clarence there is a variety of regular opportunities to meet new people or catch up with old friends while enjoying a wholesome meal. These programs are supported by local communities, schools, organisations andbusinesses, many with fantastic volunteers who coordinate and cook with care and dedication. The aim of this project is to provide increased access and supply of nutritious food to older isolated people in the community. This is being achieved through a partnership approach with Council’s Positive Ageing Advisory Committee CPAAC, and with the: Clarence Community Volunteer Service; Clarence Neighbourhood Centres: Clarendon Vale, Ris-don Vale, Rokeby, Warrane Mornington; Clarence Senior and Citizens Centre; Christian Family Centre Risdon Vale; Food Bank Tasmania;Health Promotion—Department of Health and Human Services; Clarence High School; Moto Vecchia Café; Second Bite Tasmania; and South Arm Peninsula Residents Association.This partnership of older residents, organisations, schools and business supports social eating programs across the City, and creates healthy nutritious packaged meals at low or no cost to older isolated people. Older adults facilitate, design, collaborate, engage and help to evaluate the programs. The impact across the community is quite substantial as over 140 packaged meals per month are being produced and distributed across the City, mostly by local high school students in collaboration with donated food from Second Bite Tasmania. Currently there are 7 social eating programs operating.
Website: http://www.ccc.tsa.gov.au/positiveageing
Key facts
Main target group: Older people in general
Sector(s): Health
Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs
- Inequities
- Intergenerational activities
Contact details
Name: Andersson, Julie
Email address: jandersson@ccc.tas.gov.au
Preferred language(s): English