Food Relief at Railway House
Railway House is drop off centre for food donations for asylum seekers who are living in the community as well as for other local residents who are in need of food relief. We are very happy to accept your donations during office hours, Monday through Friday.
Students from Princes Hill Secondary College collect and deliver donations to the Uniting Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre in Brunswick and we keep a pantry of essentials at Railway House so that we can cater for any walk-in requests for food assistance.
Food items that are always needed:
- Basmati rice
- Instant coffee
- Biscuits – sweet and savoury
- Breakfast cereals
- Baked beans
- Dried fruit
- Dried lentils (red or green)
- Honey
- Jam
- Peanut Butter
- Long life (UHT) milk
- Snacks, especially for children eg muesli bars
- Spices (chilli, turmeric, curry powder etc)
- Tahini
- Tinned fish / tuna in oil
- Tinned tomatoes, corn, peas and fruit
- Tinned legumes (eg. lentils, chickpeas, kidney beans)
- Tomato paste
Toiletries & Household:
- Deodorant (for men & women)
- Razors (disposable)
- Shampoo
- Dishwashing liquid
- Laundry Powder (small packages)
- Moisturiser
- Nappies (mainly toddlers sizes 10kg+)
- Sanitary pads
- Soap
- Shaving cream
- Shower Gel / Body Wash
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
Please consider that people have to carry the items home, so smaller sizes are best.