FRONTLINE Emergency Relief and Food Relief services operating in Ipswich will receive more than $2.9 million in Federal Government funding to help meet increased demand for their services and deal with the impacts of rising cost-of-living pressures.
Emergency Relief providers Access Community Services (Goodna), Communify Queensland, Ipswich Assist, Leichhardt Community Group (Leichhardt – One Mile Community Centre), Riverview Community Centre (Riverview Neighbourhood House Association), Vinnies Queensland (St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland), Anglicare (The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane), and the Salvation Army (Salvation Army (New South Wales) Property Trust) have all received a share of this additional funding.
Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann visited Leichhardt Community Group this week and said they were doing an outstanding job assisting those in need.
“Leichhardt Community Group works with Food Relief provider SecondBite to distribute food to people in the local area, and I’m pleased we’re providing them with $7,707 in additional funding on top of their annual funding allocation.
“I know a lot of people in our community are struggling and providers like Leichhardt Community Group are seeing a big increase in requests for assistance.
“Many of these services are grassroots, volunteer-based organisations and charities, and we really appreciate the vital role they play in our community,” Mr Neumann said.
The much-needed funding boost will allow these organisations to deliver more essential items, such as food, clothing, medicines and transport costs, as well as INFO ON HOW TO FIND AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROVIDER: Go to Department of Social Services website.
